Sen. Mike Enzi (R., Wyo.) said Saturday that he wouldn’t run for re-election in 2020, the latest Senate Republican to announce he would retire rather than seek to keep his seat.
Saying he wanted to use his remaining time on priorities such as controlling the national debt, Enzi, the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said, “I don’t want to be burdened with the distractions of a campaign. After this term I will find other ways to serve.”
It isn’t clear who would run to replace Mr. Enzi. Some people have speculated that Rep. Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.), who is chairwoman of the House Republican conference, may want the seat. Her office declined immediate comment on her thinking. In a statement, she praised Enzi as someone who “always put the interests of Wyoming first.”
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