LEFTY LEAVING OFFICE: Number 2 Democrat Dick Durbin Won't Seek Re-election: Report

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin will not seeking re-election.

According to an X post and a Fox News report, number 2 Democrat Senator Dick Durbin (IL) will not seek re-election in 2026.

Durbin was first elected in 1996.

“The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy,” Durbin said, adding, that he knows it’s time to “pass the torch.”

“I truly love the job of being a United States Senator. But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch. So, I am announcing today that I will not be seeking re-election at the end of my term.”

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The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job of being a United States Senator.

But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch.

So, I am announcing today that I will not be seeking re-election at the end of my term. pic.twitter.com/eiBTPjToFT

— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) April 23, 2025

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More over at Fox News:

Dick Durbin, No. 2 Senate Democrat, won't seek re-election https://t.co/fgbNZm3LTe

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 23, 2025

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