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Yarmuth Running for Seventh Term

Kentucky Democrat cites Trump administration as a reason he’ll seek re-election

Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., said he would seek re-election in 2018 (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo).
Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., said he would seek re-election in 2018 (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo).
By Eric Garcia
Posted April 17, 2017 at 1:08pm

Kentucky Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth announced Monday he will seek a seventh term in Congress in 2018.

Yarmuth cited the administration of President Donald Trump as a reason for him wanting to stay in Congress during an interview with WHAS-11.

“The current Administration has shown dangerous incompetence in pursuit of a reckless ideology, and the Congressional majority has, by and large, been complicit,” he said. 

Yarmuth handily won re-election in 2016 with nearly 64 percent of the vote.

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