By JEFF AMY
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) – Barry Loudermilk, a Republican member of the U. S. House from Georgia, who has been involved in efforts to challenge Democratic-led inquiries into the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection, announced on Wednesday that he will not be running for reelection this year. Loudermilk has been in Congress since 2015. He is one of many incumbents choosing to leave the House this cycle. So far, 50 members are either stepping down or pursuing different offices. This year, four congressional seats held by Republicans in Georgia will change hands. Along with Loudermilk, U. S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene left her position in January, leading to a special election in March. U. S. Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins are both vying for the GOP nomination for the U. S. Senate to challenge incumbent Democratic U. S. Sen. Jon Ossoff. Loudermilk, 62, stated that he wants to dedicate “more time” to his family. “I first ran for election to Congress in 2014 and, as I stated then, representing the people in Congress is a service, not a career,” Loudermilk said. “And although I continue to have strong support from the people of the 11th Congressional District, I believe it is time to contribute to my community, state, and nation in other ways.” The 11th Congressional District is located northwest of Atlanta and includes all of Bartow, Gordon and Pickens counties along with parts of Cherokee and Cobb counties. The Cook Political Report ranks this district as the fifth-most strongly Republican among the nine held by the GOP in Georgia. Before his time in Congress, Loudermilk served in the Air Force. He was chair of the Bartow County Republican Party before serving six years in the Georgia state House and two years in the state Senate. Loudermilk faced scrutiny from the House January 6 committee regarding a tour he gave of some areas of the U. S. Capitol on January 5, 2021. The committee suggested that some participants may have been assessing security measures during that tour. Loudermilk denied any wrongdoing and called it a “smear campaign.” After Republicans regained majority control, Loudermilk led a subcommittee that a report claiming former U. S. Rep. Liz Cheney acted improperly within the Democratic-led January 6 committee while also calling for her investigation over alleged criminal witness tampering. Currently, he leads another subcommittee tasked with further investigating January 6.
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Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) – Barry Loudermilk, a Republican member of the U. S. House from Georgia, who has been involved in efforts to challenge Democratic-led inquiries into the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection, announced on Wednesday that he will not be running for reelection this year. Loudermilk has been in Congress since 2015. He is one of many incumbents choosing to leave the House this cycle. So far, 50 members are either stepping down or pursuing different offices. This year, four congressional seats held by Republicans in Georgia will change hands. Along with Loudermilk, U. S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene left her position in January, leading to a special election in March. U. S. Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins are both vying for the GOP nomination for the U. S. Senate to challenge incumbent Democratic U. S. Sen. Jon Ossoff. Loudermilk, 62, stated that he wants to dedicate “more time” to his family. “I first ran for election to Congress in 2014 and, as I stated then, representing the people in Congress is a service, not a career,” Loudermilk said. “And although I continue to have strong support from the people of the 11th Congressional District, I believe it is time to contribute to my community, state, and nation in other ways.” The 11th Congressional District is located northwest of Atlanta and includes all of Bartow, Gordon and Pickens counties along with parts of Cherokee and Cobb counties. The Cook Political Report ranks this district as the fifth-most strongly Republican among the nine held by the GOP in Georgia. Before his time in Congress, Loudermilk served in the Air Force. He was chair of the Bartow County Republican Party before serving six years in the Georgia state House and two years in the state Senate. Loudermilk faced scrutiny from the House January 6 committee regarding a tour he gave of some areas of the U. S. Capitol on January 5, 2021. The committee suggested that some participants may have been assessing security measures during that tour. Loudermilk denied any wrongdoing and called it a “smear campaign.” After Republicans regained majority control, Loudermilk led a subcommittee that a report claiming former U. S. Rep. Liz Cheney acted improperly within the Democratic-led January 6 committee while also calling for her investigation over alleged criminal witness tampering. Currently, he leads another subcommittee tasked with further investigating January 6.
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