"I knew people were going to think that, and I just say this: that has nothing to do with that."
U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, who has represented parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties since 2010 and is a senior Democratic member of Congress won’t seek re-election and plans to resign before the end of his current term.
Deutch said Monday he would become CEO of the American Jewish Committee, will will allow him to devote full time to advocating for the Jewish community and for Israel, and combatting antisemitism, causes that were passions of his long before he first ran for political office more than 15 years ago.
The move immediately set of a flurry of political activity as many people currently holding state and local office started assessing candidacies to run for the suddenly open seat. And it underscored the dismal political landscape for Democrats, who are widely expected to lose control of the House in November, prompting many incumbents to opt against running for re-election.
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