Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) announced on Monday that he will leave Congress next month.
Duffy will step down on September 23 due to health complications with his unborn baby.
“With much prayer, I have decided that this is the right time for me to take a break from public service in order to be the support my wife, baby and family need right now,” the Wisconsin Republican wrote on Facebook. “It is not an easy decision – because I truly love being your Congressman – but it is the right decision for my family, which is my first love and responsibility.”
Duffy raised eyebrows in 2011 after he claimed that he was struggling under his $174,000 salary as a member of Congress.
That is a decision that demands respect. And I hope that the health issues are resolved as well as it possible given medical science today.
I don’t want to dance on anything like this, but hopefully our local Dems can put up a decent candidate to take his place.
Sorry for his issues, but hopefully this will be good for both him and his district.
In addition to the medical and family issues, I respect the decision because Wisconsin has a Democrat Governor who will pick Duffy’s replacement until the next election.
Kudos to him, he’s got his priorities straight.
No that’s Senators. House resignations lead to special elections