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TX Representative To Not Run For Reelection Following Nude Pix Scandal
Topic Started: Dec 1 2017, 02:36 AM (4 Views)
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Dallas News: Rep. Joe Barton: I will not seek re-election
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Joe Barton, whose private life came under national scrutiny after sexual images he shared in an extramarital relationship were made public, won’t seek re-election.

The Ennis Republican announced his retirement in an interview Thursday with The Dallas Morning News, three weeks after saying he would seek an 18th term. "I’ve always listened to people in Texas and worked for them in Washington, and I’ve been listening to a lot of people the last week in Texas," he said. "...There are enough people who lost faith in me that it’s time to step aside and let there be a new voice for the 6th district in Washington, so I am not going to run for re-election."

The about-face ends a congressional career that spans more than three decades and — until last week — was most noted for his contentious relationship with environmentalists as former chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee.

He’s faced crushing pressure in recent days after lewd images and suggestive messages he swapped during extramarital relationships surfaced online, an event that prompted a number of women with whom he was involved to speak publicly about their exchanges with Barton.

But unlike other high-profile men who’ve seen their careers crumble recently in politics, Hollywood and the news media, none of Barton’s accusers have said he engaged in sexual harassment or abuse of power....
-Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2017/11/30/rep-joe-barton-will-not-seek-re-election
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