Members of Congress are fleeing the job at a historically high rate

Congress Members Bailing on Job at Record Rate Under Trump

Under Trump 2.0, members of Congress are leaving office in numbers that haven’t been seen in nearly a hundred years. An NBC News analysis of historical data from the Brookings Institution’s Vital Statistics on Congress found that 60 representatives and senators will not seek reelection this year. Broken down, 51 House members and nine senators are either retiring from political life or seeking another office. This figure does not include members…

Number of members of Congress retiring approaches century-long high as midterms loom

Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Steny Hoyer, Jerry Nadler, Joni Ernst, Tommy Tuberville and Elise Stefanik among those not seeking re-election to current seats this year

Members of Congress are fleeing the job at a historically high rate

Fifty-one House members and nine senators have decided not to run for re-election, the most retirements from Congress this century.