Speaker Paul Ryan Will Not Seek Re-election in November WASHINGTON — Speaker Paul D. Ryan announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in November, ending a brief stint atop the House and signaling the peril that the Republican majority faces in the midterm elections. Mr. Ryan said he will serve until the end of this Congress in January, which will mark 20 years in Congress. He insisted he will be “leaving this majority in good hands with what I believe is a very bright future.” But his retirement, at the age of 48, is sure to kick off a succession battle for the leadership of the House Republican Conference, likely between the House majority leader, Kevin McCarthy of California, and the House majority whip, Steve Scalise of Louisiana. And it could also trigger another wave of retirements among Republicans not eager to face angry voters in the fall and taking their cue from Mr. Ryan. As if on cue, Representative Dennis Ross, Republican of Florida, announced his retirement an hour after Mr. Ryan. Mr. Ryan’s intentions were first reported by Axios. Mr. Ryan’s decision to quit caught many in the party by surprise. He had just hosted a donor retreat last week in Texas and most officials believed he would not leave until after November. Explaining his decision to his Republican colleagues Wednesday morning at a meeting in the Capitol, a subdued Mr. Ryan said he wanted to spend more time with his children, who live in the same town where the speaker grew up. Speaker Paul Ryan Will Not Seek Re-election in November
...we could all get lucky, he could die 'of natural causes', like a lot of putin's discarded pawns, and save the us a lot of money on his federal retirement checks.
It’s cause he has internal polling showing he’s losing to a very liberal challenger. Doesn’t want to be embarrassed by losing like John Boehner, except even worse because Boehner at least lost to another republican and not a Democrat like Ryan likely could have lost to. Either way good riddance. Paul Ryan’s agenda is hot trash.