Influential House Republican Won't Seek Re-Election; GOP Michigan Rep. Camp to Retire
Rep. Dave Camp, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and an advocate for overhauling the federal tax code, announced Monday that he will retire after 24 years in Congress.
"Serving in Congress is the great honor of my professional life," Camp, 60, said in a statement. "I am deeply grateful to the people of the 4th Congressional District for placing their trust in me. Over the years, their unwavering support has been a source of strength, purpose and inspiration."
Camp battled non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, underwent chemotherapy and said he was cancer-free in December 2012.
Camp was term-limited as chairman of the tax-writing committee, and his decision was somewhat expected. He is the second senior Michigan Republican to announce his retirement in the past week. Rep. Mike Rogers, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, announced on Friday that he would retire.
Republicans had hoped that either Camp or Rogers would seek the open Senate seat of retiring Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., but neither man pursued the job. The retirements add up to a significant hit to the clout of Michigan's congressional delegation. Camp and Rogers, along with Levin and Democratic Rep. John Dingell, accounted for more than 120 years of experience.
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