Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to retire from Congress

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to retire from Congress

By Patricia Mazzei

pmazzei@miamiherald.com

     

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the dean of the Florida legislative delegation and the first Cuban American elected to Congress, is retiring at the end of her term next year, saying it’s time to move on after 38 years in elected office.

“It's been such a delight and a high honor to serve our community for so many years and help constituents every day of the week,” the Miami Republican told the Miami Herald in an exclusive telephone interview Sunday. “We just said, ‘It's time to take a new step.’ ”

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[Oceander]

Another republican leaving Congress.  How competitive is her seat going to be?

[geronl]

38 years is way too long

[cato potatoe]

Another republican leaving Congress.  How competitive is her seat going to be?

Hillary won it by 20 points, so the seat is probably gone.

[TomSea]

Another republican leaving Congress.  How competitive is her seat going to be?

Hillary won it by 20 points, so the seat is probably gone.

What? Anyway, she gets high marks from Gary Kasparov on twitter, she must have been solid for the Cuban people and solidly against communism.

 Garry Kasparov‏Verified account @Kasparov63 3h3 hours ago

Garry Kasparov Retweeted Fox News

.@RosLehtinen a true representative and a great fighter for her constituents and for what America stands for. (Used to stand for?)

https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/