March 08, 2021 – 10:23 AM EST
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a member of GOP leadership, announced on Monday that he won’t run for reelection in 2022 – marking the latest high-profile retirement for Senate Republicans.
“After 14 General Election victories – three to county office, seven to the United States House of Representatives, and four statewide elections – I won’t be a candidate for reelection to the United States Senate next year,” Blunt said in a video.Blunt said that he will finish out his current term, which runs through 2022.
He’s the fifth Senate Republican expected to not seek reelection.Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) have all announced that they will retire at the end of their current term. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) has also previously indicated he won’t run for reelection.
