WaPo: Baucus To Retire, Won’t Seek Re-Election In 2014

FILE - This Jan. 10, 2013 file photo shows U.S. Sen. Max Baucus addressing the Montana Legislature in Helena, Mont. Democrats who long ago embraced pro-gun politics to gain a foothold in Western and other gun-friendl... FILE - This Jan. 10, 2013 file photo shows U.S. Sen. Max Baucus addressing the Montana Legislature in Helena, Mont. Democrats who long ago embraced pro-gun politics to gain a foothold in Western and other gun-friendly states are facing constituents angry with Washington's renewed call for a ban on assault weapons _ and they are doing so very cautiously. In Montana, the Clinton-era assault weapon ban vote nearly sank U.S. Sen. Baucus in 1996 _ and with Baucus up for re-election in 2014, gun advocates want to make sure he remembers his vote for the ban. (AP Photo/The Independent Record, Dylan Brown, file) MORE LESS

By David Taintor

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April 23, 2013 5:58 a.m.

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Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, plans to retire and won’t seek re-election in 2014, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing two unnamed Democratic sources.

Late update: The Associated Press has now reported that Baucus will retire.

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David Taintor is a New York-based senior editor who oversees breaking news coverage. He previously worked at NBC News.

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