The announcement comes two weeks after North Carolina’s legislature passed a new congressional map
By Michael Lee
Fox News
Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., is set to announce his retirement from the House in a move that will deal another blow to Democrats’ chances of keeping control of the chamber in the midterm elections.
Butterfield, a longtime member and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, will make the announcement Thursday that he will not be seeking reelection, according to reports. The veteran lawmaker was first elected to represent North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in 2004.
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