Democrat Sam Farr to Retire From Congress

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Roll Call

Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif., announced Thursday that he’ll retire from Congress after more than 22 years.

“For years my wife Shary has asked me to come home,” Farr said in a statement. “She’s right. It’s time. It’s time to come home and spend time with her and with my daughter Jessica and my grandkids Ella and Zach.”

Farr’s Monterey-based 20th District is expected to stay in Democratic hands after his retirement. President Barack Obama carried it by a 45-point margin in 2012.

“Sam Farr’s district in the California Central Coast is one of the most beautiful districts in the country, from farmlands to the pacific ocean,” Michael Trujillo, a California Democratic strategist, told CQ Roll Call in an email Thursday. “You have a growing latino population along with a 2.5:1 Democratic voter registration edge. This district will remain in the Democratic column for the foreseeable future.”

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[Dems to Win]

1. Wish voters had retired him decades ago

He campaigned in a No on NAFTA T-shirt for his first term -- then as soon as he got to Washington, changed his mind and voted for NAFTA. I can't believe the voters re-elected him after that.