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Retirement watch: The four California members of Congress most likely to bow out by 2018
No o one in the country's largest state delegation to Congress has announced plans to retire by 2018. Yet.
Districts with no incumbent are traditionally more likely to switch parties, and Republicans who hint at retirement can expect to get a lot of pressure from House leaders, including Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield), to stick it out. So far, none really have.
Nonetheless, representatives sometimes see a national partisan wave coming and decide to get out so they don’t have to serve in the minority party, and no amount of badgering from leadership can sway them. Others may have health or family issues drawing them home, or are facing brewing scandals.
On the Democratic side, too, few members have publicly signaled they might be ready to leave Washington.
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The filing deadline isn’t until March, so members will likely take their time over the next few months to decide whether to run again. #SPMGMedia
