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Roy Blunt announced Monday morning that he will not seek reelection to the U.S. Senate in 2022.
The Missouri Republican was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010, after serving seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was reelected to the Senate in 2016. He has spent nearly 50 years in public office.
Thank you, Missourians, for the opportunity to work for you and a better future for our state and our country. pic.twitter.com/1GjX74zhZB
— Senator Roy Blunt (@RoyBlunt) March 8, 2021
More from The Associated Press:
Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri says he will not seek reelection. He made the surprise announcement in a video Monday, making him the fifth Republican in the Senate to bow out rather than seek another term in a party searching for direction after President Donald Trump. Blunt, who turned 71 in January, was widely expected to seek a third term in 2022. Before election to the Senate he served seven terms in the U.S. House. He also served two terms as Missouri’s secretary of state from 1985 to 1993. Blunt said at a news conference he was confident he would have won if he ran.
(This story was last updated at 6:28 a.m. Tuesday.)
He should go. Did more to help Biden then Trump
Him and about 5 other republican senators who are not running 2022 can see the writing on the wall that their once GRAND OLD PARTY is falling apart. One must be Trumpy enough to win in this state now……Machine Gun Greitens fits that profile. Another used car salesman.