Reynolds Won’t Seek Re-Election to House
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AMHERST, N.Y. — Rep. Thomas Reynolds, once a powerful member of the House Republican majority, said yesterday he will retire from Congress at the end of the year to spend more time with his family.
At a news conference in his Buffalo-area district, the 57-year-old lawmaker said he was confident he could have won re-election, but “this is the right time to close out this chapter.”
Mr. Reynolds was once considered a potential speaker of the House, but his political fortunes fell with those of the national Republican Party. He chaired the National Republican Congressional Committee for two elections, guiding his party to strong wins in 2004 but in 2006 losing control of the House, which the Republican Party had held for a dozen years. “I have relished the opportunity to shape public policy as much, even more, than winning political campaigns,” he told supporters.
