U.S. Rep. Davis to Retire, Ending 14-Year Tenure in Congress

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Source: Washington Post

U.S. Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.) said today he will retire from Congress at the end of the year, bringing to a close a 14-year stint in the House of Representatives during which he rose rapidly through the ranks of Republican leadership and championed such issues as D.C. voting rights and a vibrant defense-contracting industry.

"It's time for me to take a sabbatical," Davis said. "I would say I'm not ruling out future public service, but it's time to be refreshed, to see what it's like in the private sector. That doesn't mean I will or won't come back."

Davis, 59, a self-described political wonk and former Fairfax County Board of Supervisors chairman who has wanted to serve in Congress since childhood, said the decision was remarkably difficult. He said that even as some media outlets were reporting this week that he would retire, he had not made up his mind.

"Jeannemarie and I were still chewing on this last night," he said. He noted that he has had multiple conversations with employers and expects the opportunities for private work to be rich and rewarding. Davis said he plans to fill out his term and to stay in the area after stepping down.


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1. TPM says that's 28 GOP Congressman announcing retirement this cycle.

[MadMaddie]

5. Do we have strong Democratic people running for those seats?

[kirby]

2. Good. He sickens me...

I am willing to BET he works for a defense contractor in some manner. (Not that he didn't, in congress, in another manner).

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3. I'm sure his departure will make General Dynamics stock plummet.

[CBHagman]

4. You might want to do a more specific headline.

There are SEVEN people named Davis in the House of Representatives...:crazy:

http://www.house.gov/house/MemNameSearch.shtml#D

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7. The body of the post specifies well enough.

You may want to read the guidelines for LBN posting.

[ShockediSay]

6. "he has had multiple conversations with employers and expects the opportunities

for private work to be rewarding"

like Jack Abramoff and the lobbying industry
which, IMHO, is THE most profitable form of
organized crime, at the expense of the average
American citizen