Wisconsin’s longest serving member of Congress says he’s hanging-it up. Republican Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner yesterday said he will not run for reelection, and will retire when this Congress ends next year.
Sensenbrenner says it’s time, he said he is not leaving because of an opponent or because of anything that President Trump has done. Sensenbrenner’s announcement set-off a flurry of activity to see who will run to replace him in his suburban Milwaukee district.
Meanwhile, looking ahead…The top Republican in the Wisconsin Senate is among the names on the list of people who may replace Jim Sensenbrenner in Congress. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said he is ‘seriously weighing’ a run for Congress. A number of Republican lawmakers are looking at Sensenbrenner’s seat in the WOW counties after the longtime congressman announced his retirement.
