WASHINGTON — Forty-two U.S. representatives and senators have announced plans to leave their seats in Congress in advance of mid-term elections in November, including 24 Republicans and 18 Democrats.
The latest to announce his departure was Representative Doc Hastings, a 10-term Republican from Washington state.
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Republicans currently control the House 232 to 200 with three vacancies. There will be a fourth vacancy when Representative Rob Andrews, a New Jersey Democrat, resigns from Congress this month and joins a law firm.
Departing House Republicans (21)
* Doc Hastings, Washington state (10 terms)
* Representative Gary Miller, California (eight terms)
* Representative Trey Radel, Florida (served less than one full term, resigned)
* Representative Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia (six terms, seeking Senate seat)
* Representative Paul Broun, Georgia (three terms, seeking Senate seat)
* Representative Bill Cassidy, Louisiana (three terms, seeking Senate seat)
* Representative Phil Gingrey, Georgia (six terms, seeking Senate seat)
* Representative Jack Kingston, Georgia (11 terms, seeking Senate seat)
* Representative Michele Bachmann, Minnesota (four terms)
* Representative John Campbell, California (five terms)
* Representative Tom Cotton, Arkansas (one term, seeking Senate seat)
* Representative Spencer Bachus, Alabama (11 terms)
* Representative Tim Griffin, Arkansas (two terms)
* Representative Jon Runyan, New Jersey (two terms)
* Representative Steve Daines, Montana (one term, seeking Senate seat)
* Representative Howard Coble, North Carolina (served 15 terms)
* Representative Steve Stockman, Texas (two terms, seeking Senate seat)
* Representative Frank Wolf, Virginia (17 terms)
* Representative Tom Latham, Iowa (10 terms)
* Representative Jim Gerlach, Pennsylvania (six terms)
* Representative Buck McKeon, California (11 terms)
Departing House Democrats (13)
* Representative Rob Andrews, New Jersey (12 terms)
* Representative Henry Waxman, California (20 terms)
* Representative Bruce Braley, Iowa (four terms, seeking Senate seat)
* Representative Gary Peters, Michigan (three terms, seeking Senate seat)
* Representative Colleen Hanabusa, Hawaii (two terms, seeking Senate seat)
* Representative Michael Michaud, Maine (six terms, seeking governorship)
* Representative Jim Matheson, Utah (seven terms)
* Representative Carolyn McCarthy, New York (nine terms)
* Representative Mike McIntyre, North Carolina (nine terms)
* Representative George Miller, California (20 terms)
* Representative Bill Owens, New York (two terms)
* Representative Jim Moran, Virginia (12 terms)
* Representative Allyson Schwartz, Pennsylvania (five terms, seeking governorship)
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U.S. SENATE
Democrats currently control the Senate, 55-45.
Departing Senate Republicans (3)
* Senator Saxby Chambliss, Georgia (two terms)
* Senator Tom Coburn, Oklahoma (two terms)
* Senator Mike Johanns, Nebraska (one term)
Departing Senate Democrats (5)
* Senator Tom Harkin, Iowa (five terms)
* Senator Tim Johnson, South Dakota (three terms)
* Senator Carl Levin, Michigan (six terms)
* Senator Jay Rockefeller, West Virginia (five terms)
* Senator Max Baucus, Montana (six terms, confirmed Feb. 6 as U.S. ambassador to China)