Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine announced Wednesday that he would not seek reelection in 2026, putting pressure on his party to hold one of the toughest seats in the country for them next year.
“I don’t fear losing. What has become apparent to me is that I now dread the prospect of winning,” Golden wrote in The Bangor Daily News. “Simply put, what I could accomplish in this increasingly unproductive Congress pales in comparison to what I could do in that time as a husband, a father and a son.”
Golden’s decision robs Democrats of the advantage of incumbency in one of the country
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