Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) announced Tuesday that she would not be seeking reelection in 2024 because “Washington, D.C. is broken,” she said in a statement.

The Arizona congresswoman also said she wants to spend more time with family.

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    1 year ago

    From what I gather she’s rather conservative so maybe she’s just frustrated with divided government in general. Who knows though, she could have been offered a lucrative job in the private sector.

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        In her defense, once you have actually broken the legislature, to the point it is literally not functioning, where do you go from there?

        Mission Accomplished banner waves in the background as SpongeBob and the freedom caucus save the city!

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          once you have actually broken the legislature, to the point it is literally not functioning, where do you go from there?

          Usually a lucrative corporate boardroom position.