These 42 US House members are not seeking reelection in 2022
29 Democrats and 13 Republicans have announced that they won't seek reelection to the U.S. House in November. Many are retiring. Some are seeking a different office.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Illinois
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., a critic of Donald Trump who is one of two Republicans on the panel investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol attack, announced Oct. 29, 2021, that he will not seek re-election.
Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Illinois
Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., formally announced that he will not seek a 16th term in the U.S. House. The former Black Panther who first won election in 1992 said in a speech at a Chicago church that he isn't retiring from public service.
Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas
Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, has joined the crowded field of Republicans mounting primary challenges against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The East Texas lawmaker is the latest prominent Republican seeking to unseat his party’s incumbent.
Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wisconsin
Rep. Ron Kind (left), who served more than 24 years in a southwestern Wisconsin district that former President Donald Trump carried in 2020, announced Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, that he won't seek reelection in 2022.
Rep. Karen Bass, D-California
Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., has joined a crowded field hoping to replace outgoing Mayor Eric Garcetti for Los Angeles mayor.
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, the first of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, announced Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, he will not seek re-election.
Rep. John Katko, R-New York
Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., who was one of just 10 Republican House members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, has announced that he will not seek reelection this year.
Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pennsylvania
U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., during a campaign event in Glenside, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Lamb is running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania being vacated by Republican Sen. Pat Toomey.
Rep. Val Demings, D-Florida
Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., one of the impeachment managers in Donald Trump's first impeachment, is leaving her U.S. House seat to run for U.S. Senate in Florida, seeking the seat currently held by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio.
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Alabama
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., who spoke at the Jan. 6 rally in Washington D.C. seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, is running for the U.S. Senate seat in Alabama being vacated by retiring Sen. Richard Shelby.
Rep. Jody Hice, R-Georgia
Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., is retiring from the U.S. House to run for Georgia's secretary of state against Brad Raffensperger, the official who caught former President Donald Trump's ire for not overturning the results of the 2020 election. Trump has endorsed Hice.
Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Florida
Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., is leaving his U.S. House seat to run for Florida governor.
Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Florida
Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., announced she will not seek reelection. The Florida Democrat, a leader of the centrist Blue Dog Coalition and member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, said she is retiring from Congress to spend more time with her family.
Rep. Jackie Speier, D-California
Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., a five-term congresswoman, announced that she will not seek re-election.
Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas
Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, said April 14, 2021, that he won't run for re-election after 25 years in Congress, making him the most senior House Republican to announce he won't be back in 2022.
Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio
Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, a 10-term representative from Ohio's blue-collar Mahoning Valley, officially launched his bid April 26, 2021, for a coveted open Senate seat in Ohio. He becomes the Democratic frontrunner as the party goes after Republican Rob Portman's seat in what stands to be one of 2022's most closely watched Senate contests.
Rep. Tom Reed, R-New York
Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., who was accused in March 2021 of rubbing a female lobbyist’s back and unhooking her bra without her consent in 2017, announced that he will not run for reelection in 2022.
Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont
Vermont's sole member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Rep. Peter Welch, will run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by retiring Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy.
Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina
Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., is leaving his House seat to join the race for North Carolina's U.S. Senate seat, being vacated by Sen. Richard Burr. Budd received the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.
Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon
Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., the longest serving U.S. House member in Oregon's history, said Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, that he won't seek reelection.
Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee
Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., says he won't run for reelection after serving in elected office for more than 30 years. Cooper announced that there was "no way" for him to win his seat under a new congressional map drawn up by state Republicans.
Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Kentucky
Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., who as chairman of the House Budget Committee has played a key role in pushing for President Joe Biden's efforts to expand the nation's social safety net, announced Oct. 12, that he will not seek another term.
Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, poses during a ceremonial swearing-in with Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, during the opening session of the 116th Congress. Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019.
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, says she won’t seek re-election in 2022 after 30 years in Congress. The 85-year-old trailblazing Black Democrat made her announcement Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 in Dallas.
Rep. James Langevin, D-Rhode Island
In this image from video, Rep. James Langevin, D-R.I., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2020.
Rep. Michael Doyle, D-Pennsylvania
Rep. Michael Doyle, D-Pa., the longest-serving member of Congress from Pennsylvania, announced in October that he will not seek reelection.
Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York
Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-N.Y., is joining a competitive primary race for New York governor that became wide open when Andrew Cuomo resigned.
Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-New York
Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., announced his candidacy for governor of New York on April 8, 2021.
Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey
Rep. Albio Sires, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference on infrastructure, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina
Rep. David Price, D-N.C., a 17-term congressman representing much of the North Carolina "Triangle," is retiring.
Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina
Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., announced he'll retire from Congress next year after Republican-drawn map put him in a toss-up district. Butterfield is the second Democratic North Carolina congressman to decide against a reelection bid.
Rep. Billy Long, R-Missouri
Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., has joined the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Roy Blunt.
Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Missouri
Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., leftt, announced June 10, 2021, that she will run for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2022. Incumbent Republican Sen. Roy Blunt announced in March he would not seek reelection. Hartzler has been in Congress since 2011.
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Arizona
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., a five-term Arizona Democrat, announced March 12, 2021, she won't run for reelection in 2022.
Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan
Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., plans to retire from Congress at the end of her term, the 25th House Democrat at the time to decide against seeking reelection in 2022, she announced Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.
Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland
Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md., is running for attorney general in Maryland.
Rep. Trey Hollingsworth, R-Indiana
Rep. Trey Hollingsworth, R-Ind., says he won't seek reelection to the southern Indiana congressional seat that he first won in 2016 despite criticism that the wealthy Tennessee transplant had little connection to the state. Hollingsworth has been mentioned as a possible candidate for Indiana governor in the 2024 election.
Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Illinois
Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., says she will not seek reelection. She is stepping aside after playing a lead role in an unexpectedly bad 2020 election that saw her party nearly lose House control.
Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colorado
Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., announced he won't seek re-election in a competitive district in Denver's western suburbs, making him the 27th Democrat to retire from the House before an election cycle that's expected to be difficult for their party.
Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-California
Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., who was first elected to this seat in 2013, will retire at the end of this term.
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-California
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress, announced she will not seek re-election in her Los Angeles-area district.
Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-California
Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., announced he won't be seeking reelection in November.
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