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Corrupt Vermont Democrat Senator Patrick Leahy Won’t Seek Reelection Next Year

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Democrat Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont on Monday announced he will not be seeking reelection next year.

Leahy is 81 years old and has held that senate seat for EIGHT terms.

“It is time to pass the torch to the next Vermonter who will carry on this work for our great state. It’s time to come home,” Leahy said.

AP reported:

Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the longest-serving current member of the Senate, said Monday he will not seek reelection next year to the seat he has held for eight terms.

The announcement marks the end of a political era. First elected to the Senate in 1974, Leahy is the last of the so-called Watergate babies who were elected after President Richard Nixon’s resignation.

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