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Virginia congresswoman won't seek reelection after new health diagnosis (abcnews.go.com)

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Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., announced Monday she will not seek reelection in 2024 after receiving a new diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy.

Wexton, 55, was initially diagnosed with Parkinson's disease earlier this year. At the time, she said she was "feeling good" and hoped to continue serving in Congress for many years.

But in a statement on Monday, Wexton explained she wasn't making the progress she'd hoped for in managing her symptoms and noticed others in her Parkinson's support group weren't having the same experience...

...Wexton was first elected to Congress in 2018 when she defeated longtime Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock, ending nearly four decades of GOP control of the North Virginia district.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is a concern but the oldest senator is a Democrat, Feinstein. Also, typically, these seats are not really in contention because voters are strictly party-based at this point. So I don't think Democrats stepping down with medical issues will cause seats to flip most of the time. Those in less stable voting blocks could simply hold their seats.

Essentially, there is a way to look like you are playing by the rules when you aren't.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Even though McConnell isn't older, I'd argue he's a bigger issue because of the power he wields.

That is a valid point about the "Looking like you're playing by the rules but not really". It sucks that this isn't the case though, since this is the first democrat representative for this district in 40 years.