Delaware: Sen. Tom Carper (D) will Retire: Delaware Senator Tom Carper (D) announced yesterday that he will conclude his long political career at the end of this Congress. Doing so means he will have served in elective office for 48 consecutive years when his current term ends.
Sen. Carper was first elected state Treasurer in 1976, then to the US House in 1982, Governor in 1992, and the US Senate in 2000. During yesterday’s retirement announcement, he encouraged At-Large US Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Wilmington), one of his former congressional staff members, to run for the Senate seat. Mr. Carper becomes the fifth Senator to forego re-election in 2024 and fourth Democrat. He joins Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Mike Braun (R-IN), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) in the group who are voluntarily ending their Washington careers. All are retiring from politics with the exception of Senator Braun who is running for Governor of Indiana. It remains to be seen if Rep. Blunt Rochester runs for the Senate – it is presumed she will – but another possibility is outgoing Gov. John Carney (D) who is ineligible to seek a third term in 2024. Mr. Carney, himself a former Congressman, could launch a primary challenge for the Senate, which could send Rep. Blunt Rochester into the open Governor’s contest. The latter move is not likely, however, since the Congresswoman could have easily hopped into what was known to be an open race long before Sen. Carper’s announcement. Comments are closed.
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