Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) said Tuesday he would retire from Congress, further weakening the already-slim Republican House majority.
“After much prayerful consideration and discussion with my family, I have decided not to seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives. This will conclude my service after five meaningful terms representing the people of Florida’s Second Congressional District…” Dunn, 72, wrote in a post on X.
“The time has come to pass the torch to new conservative leaders, return home to Panama City, and spend more precious time with my family and our beloved grandchildren. I am deeply grateful for your trust, support, and prayers over these years,” he added.
Dunn’s announcement follows after former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) vacated her seat in the middle of the term last week.
Dunn was first elected in 2016 and has comfortably won reelection in the 2nd Congressional District four times since. He earned more than 61 percent of the vote in 2024, when about 59 percent of the district voted for President Trump, according to The Hill.
Ahead of the midterm election cycle, Trump said he expects to be impeached if Democrats regain the House.
“You gotta win the midterms. Because if we don’t win the midterms … they’ll find a reason to impeach me,” the president told the House Republican Conference at its retreat at the Kennedy Center last week.
“I’ll get impeached,” Trump continued. “We don’t impeach them, because you know why? They’re meaner than we are. We should have impeached Joe Biden for a hundred different things.”
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