Jim Jordan Opponent Ferguson Announces Retirement from House

Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA) announced that he will not run for reelection in 2024.

Ferguson is one of over two dozen GOP House members to announce retirement after opposing Rep. Jim Jordan as House Speaker in October.

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"In a Thursday announcement, the last scheduled voting day for 2023, Ferguson said he and his wife 'look forward to spending more time with our children and grandchildren' while touting his home state of Georgia as 'the best state in America to live and do business,'" according to Breitbart News.

"Ferguson served as Chief Deputy Whip to Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), a post seen as a stepping stone to the higher ranks of Republican leadership. However, Ferguson, long seen as close to Scalise, had increasingly ingratiated himself to Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), becoming one of the former Speaker’s top allies in the House," it added.

Republican Rep. Drew Ferguson said he won't seek re-election to his Georgia seat in 2024. https://t.co/icwQbxGDxA pic.twitter.com/qXLpyfsrUc

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"A former mayor of West Point, Ferguson was elected to Congress in 2016 in a district west of Atlanta that hugs the Georgia-Alabama state line. He served in the House GOP leadership as the chief deputy whip from 2018 through 2022 and holds a seat on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee," Newsmax reported.

"Ferguson's 3rd District seat leans solidly Republican. He easily fended off a GOP primary challenger last year before winning reelection to a fourth term with 69% of the vote," it noted.

No new GOP candidates have yet been announced to run for his seat in Georgia, though Republicans expect to hold the position in the next election.

Ferguson was among lawmakers who claimed to receive threats against them for opposing Jordan during his push to become the House Speaker.

He plans to complete his current term which lasts through the end of 2024 before his retirement.

Ferguson's longtime leadership is coming to an end, with Republicans now looking for new leadership during the important presidential election year.