Steny Hoyer, Longest-Serving House Democrat, to Retire From Congress

LCV Statement on Retirement of Representative Steny Hoyer

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JUST IN: High-Ranking Democrat Announces Retirement

Steny Hoyer, D-Md., the longtime power broker who once served as ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s top lieutenant, announced Thursday that he will retire from Congress at the end of his term. Hoyer, 86, made the announcement from the House floor, drawing sustained applause as he rose to speak. “I stand here now, after some 60 years in public service,” Hoyer said. “Mr. Speaker, I have decided not to seek another term in the People’s House. I make t…

Another High-Ranking Democrat Leader Finally Resigns In Unexpected Announcement - The American Tribune.com

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) has announced he’s finally going to retire from his decades-long career in politics, specifically in the House of Representatives. Hoyer, 86, is planning to step down after serving in Congress since 1981. The Maryland Democrat teased he would make his announcement during a floor speech in the House on January 9, 2026. Hoyer is a fairly well-known politician, having risen to prominence to become the second-ranking House me…

‘We must respect and love one another’: Steny Hoyer tells the US House he’s retiring

Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., at a Democratic rally in 2022. (Photo by Danielle E. Gaines/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — Maryland Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer announced Thursday he will retire from Congress at the end of this year, telling colleagues from both political parties in a floor speech he made the decision with “mixed emotion and reluctant conviction.”  Hoyer, who was first elected in 1981 and later became majority leader, joins the dozens of …

Rep. Steny Hoyer Won't Seek Another Term in 2026

The 86-year-old has been in Congress for 44 years.

Rep. Steny Hoyer announces retirement in emotional House floor speech

The longest-serving Democrat in Congress and once a rival to become House speaker announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of his term.