Sen. Richard Shelby Won't Seek Re-Election In 2022 - Across Alabama, AL - Shelby announced Monday he will stand down after four decades of congressional service.
Richard Shelby announces retirement from U.S. Senate
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
Posted Feb 08, 2021
In this image from video, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., speaks on the Senate floor about the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. The Senate will vote on the Articles of Impeachment on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 5. (Senate Television via AP)AP
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Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby announced Monday he would retire from the U.S. Senate in a move that has been anticipated for several months.
Shelby, 86, issued a statement confirming his plans not to run again in 2022. He will serve the remainder of his term.
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U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) has released a statement, saying “Today I announce that I will not seek a seventh term in the United State Senate in 2022. For everything, there is a season.”
Although I plan to retire, I am not leaving today. I have two good years remaining to continue my work in Washington. I have the vision and the energy to give it my all. I look forward to what is to come for our great state and our great nation. https://t.co/UXNJyc3OPC
His statement goes on to say:
“I am grateful to the people of Alabama who have put their trust in me for more than forty years. I have been fortunate to serve in the U.S. Senate longer than any other Alabamian. During my time in the Senate, I have been given great opportunity, having chaired four committees: Appropriations, Rules, Banking, and Intelligence. In these positions of leadership, I have strived to influence legislation that will have a lasting impact – creating the conditions for growth and opportunity.
Dark money group at the center of Ohio House Bill 6 scandal to plead guilty: Capitol Letter
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
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The heart of it all: Generation Now, the dark money group that was the vehicle for what federal authorities say was the largest bribery scheme in Ohio history, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal racketeering charge. Andrew Tobias and Jeremy Pelzer have the story on the major development in the House Bill 6 scandal. Under the plea agreement, Generation Now admitted it was at the center of the scheme to funnel $61 million in bribes from FirstEnergy Corp. and its affiliates to ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, in the form of largely anonymous political contributions.