A Georgia Republican congressman who barely escaped defeat last year in a suburban Atlanta seat once considered safe for GOP candidates said Thursday he won’t seek re-election in 2020.
Rep. Rob Woodall of Lawrenceville said he plans to serve the remainder of his two-year term, but decided to announce his exit as early as possible “to ensure that quality conservative candidates have time to prepare for a vigorous campaign in 2020.”
“I have realized over this past year of change_both in politics and in my family_that the time has come for me to pass the baton and move to the next chapter,” Woodall said in a statement.
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