Another GOP lawmaker quits: Nevada's sole Republican congressman announces retirement
Yet another House Republican announced he would not seek re-election on Friday: Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV), the only Republican representing Nevada in Congress.
"Serving the people of Nevada has been the honor of my lifetime," Amodei wrote in his announcement, posted to X. "Nobody is prouder of our Nevada Congressional District than me. Thank you for the honor. Every achievement worth doing began with listening to Nevadans and fighting for our values."
"I came to Congress to solve problems and to make sure our State and Nation have strong voice in the federal policy and oversight processes," Amodei continued. "I look forward to finishing my term. After 15 years of service, I believe it is the right time for Nevada and myself to pass the torch."
Amodei's district spans the entirety of the northern portion of Nevada, including Reno, Carson City, the Lake Tahoe area, and the scattered rural mining communities to the north and east.
For most of his time in office in the Trump era, Amodei has been a party-line vote for the GOP. He was, however, notable in 2019 for being the first Republican lawmaker in the House to support an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump for his plot to extort the president of Ukraine — though he ultimately joined all other House Republicans in voting against articles of impeachment.
Amodei's seat is expected to still be favorable to Republicans in an open environment, but only by a single-digit margin in the Cook Partisan Voting Index, raising the possibility Democrats could attempt to contest it in a highly favorable environment.
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