Powerful House Republican Joins Retirement Wave

[babylonsister]

Abandon ship!!

https://politicalwire.com/2026/03/27/powerful-house-republican-joins-retirement-wave/

Powerful House Republican Joins Retirement Wave
March 27, 2026 at 7:35 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, is pulling his plans to seek re-election for his Missouri seat, joining dozens of other lawmakers who are retiring from Congress at the end of this term, the Wall Street Journal reports.

[malaise]

1. What's the scandal?

Just yesterday he was attacking Dems

https://www.facebook.com/RepSamGraves/videos/weve-got-to-get-dhs-funded-and-tsa-paid-the-left-needs-to-quit-prioritizing-ille/946860694734940/

[babylonsister]

2. The scandal is the gop

is going to have a severe case of whoop-ass in November! And then there's their fearless, ineffective, selfish, greedy, demented, tyrannical leader they're following off a cliff...

[malaise]

3. Love it

[IA8IT]

7. I think he can see GOP's "House Party" will end in January and He'll be in the minority. Poor BABY

I live across state line from his district and local media cover his craven press releases. Quite sure his replacement will not be Blue.

[malaise]

8. Thanks for this

[onethatcares]

4. with a pension, healthcare for life

connections and just about every perk they can grab. they are thinking about wealth.

[UpInArms]

5. Yay yay yay!

👠👠

I hate that muttherfuckner

[Multichromatic]

6. His re-election poll numbers must have been VERY bad. lol

[Figarosmom]

9. Wish they would all leave early, leaving tbe House to Dems

for the rest of the term.

[Buddyzbuddy]

10. Isn't "Powerful House Republican" an oxymoron?

There are no powerful House Republicans only Republican cowards.

[popsdenver]

11. All these retiring Republicans

have all done the Dirty Work, of getting us to the place we are at today.........Their Un-fathomable Damage is done, they can all move on......