- Indiana Republican Rep. Larry Buchshon announced Monday that he will not seek re-election to an eighth term in Congress.
- Buchshon is the second member of Indiana's House of Representatives to not be re-elected. The first was Jim Banks, also a Republican, who retired to run for a vacant Senate seat.
- Buchshon, 61, of Evansville, represents the “Bloody Eighth” Congressional District in southwestern Indiana, a once swing seat that now votes reliably Republican.
Republican Rep. Larry Buchshon of Indiana announced Monday that he will not seek re-election to an eighth term this year and will retire after 14 years in Congress.
Buchshon did not explain his decision not to seek reelection in the 8th Congressional District in southern and western Indiana, but said in a statement that he made the decision to retire over the Christmas break.
“The Bible teaches that 'to everything there is a season.' Over the Christmas break, with much insight and prayer, it became clear to me that it was time to end my season in public service.” he said.
Blaine Lutkameyer becomes the latest Republican House member to announce retirement.
More than 20 House members have so far sought other positions or retired in the run-up to the 2024 election.
Congressman Larry Buchshon (R-Ind.) speaks at the 2019 Congressional Hockey Caucus Briefing during NHL Hockey Day on the Hill at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, on February 6, 2019. ) (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)
Buchshon first won a seat in a Republican-leaning district in 2010, when then-incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Ellsworth vacated his seat to run for Senate. The 8th District covers several Indiana counties in the Midwest and Southwest regions of the state.
Mr. Buchshon, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, thanked his wife, Kathryn, their four children, and voters for their support over the past 14 years of his legislative career. .
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“As the son of an underground coal miner and a nurse in a small town in rural America, it was a once-in-a-lifetime privilege to have the opportunity to represent the Hoosiers of southern Indiana and the Midwest as an elected official. .The United States Congress,” he said.
