On Tuesday, longtime Democrat Rep. Anna Eshoo (Calif.) announced she will retire after this term in Congress.
“I’m choosing this beautiful season of Thanksgiving to announce that I will not seek reelection and I do so with a heart filled with unending gratitude to you, my magnificent constituents,” Eshoo, 80, said in a video posted to social media.
“For three decades, you’ve given me your trust, and I’ve given every fiber of my being to live up to the sacred trust in every way possible,” Eshoo said.
Eshoo was first elected to the House in 1992.
“As my last year in Congress approaches, I will continue my work with vigor and unswerving commitment to you.”
“I want you to know you’ve made me a better person. You have deepened my love of democracy. You have demonstrated the goodness and the decency of the American people over and over again, reinforcing my belief that we are all God’s children,” Eshoo said in her video. “So, on this Thanksgiving, I will bow my head and say thank you for choosing me for the high privilege of representing you.”
More than half a dozen House Democrats have recently announced retirement plans as Republicans seek to make big gains in the House next year..
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