Longtime California Democrat Announces Retirement – Roll Call

Longtime California Democrat Announces Retirement

By Meredith Dake, JM Rieger and Emily Cahn

Posted January 30, 2014 at 11:26am

Rep. Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif., announced Thursday that he will not seek a 21st term in his Los Angeles-based House seat.

In his statement, Waxman said it was simply his time to go.

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