{"id":8959,"date":"2025-02-13T15:10:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=8959"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:10:30","slug":"senator-announces-she-will-not-seek-reelection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/senator-announces-she-will-not-seek-reelection\/njackson\/2025\/02\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Announces She Will Not Seek Reelection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Minnesota Democrat Senator Tina Smith announced on Thursday she will not run for re-election when her term ends, blowing the Senate race wide open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a video posted on X, the 66-year-old senator said her decision is \u201cnot political\u201d but based on a desire to \u201cspend more time with [her] family.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith has served in the Senate since 2018 after she won a special election to replace former Sen. Al Franken, who resigned following sexual misconduct allegations against him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve decided not to run for re-election to the Senate in 2026.<br><br>This job has been the honor of a lifetime. For the rest of my term, I\u2019ll work as hard as I can for Minnesotans and our country.<br><br>Thank you so much, Minnesota. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3sWVib8nKJ\">pic.twitter.com\/3sWVib8nKJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Senator Tina Smith (@SenTinaSmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTinaSmith\/status\/1890068717486452772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis decision is not political,\u201d Smith said. \u201cIt is entirely personal, but it\u2019s not lost on me that our country is in need of strong progressive leadership, right now maybe more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo, there are two things on my mind about this,\u201d she continued. \u201cThe first is that I have nearly two full years left in my Senate term, and I plan to use every single day working to represent your interests in the United States Senate. \u2026 And also, since I don\u2019t have to worry about running a re-election campaign, I can focus entirely on this job right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith added that Minnesota Democrats have a \u201cdeep bench of political talent.\u201d Democrats have held both Minnesota Senate seats since 2009. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Cook Political Report\u2019s first 2026&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/first-2026-senate-forecast-spells-more-bad-news-for-dems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate forecast<\/a>, Democrats are \u201clikely\u201d going to keep her seat, however, the party\u2019s longtime hold on the state has shown signs of slipping in recent elections. In the 2024 presidential election, former Vice President Kamala Harris won Minnesota by just four percentage points after former President Joe Biden won the state by seven points in 2020. Smith won her 2020 re-election bid by five points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, Democrat Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/americanliberty.news\/?s=Gary+Peters\">Gary Peters<\/a> of Michigan&nbsp;announced&nbsp;he also would not seek re-election in 2026. <strong>(RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/americanliberty.news\/politics\/michigan-senator-gary-peters-will-not-seek-reelection-leaving-key-senate-seat-open\/phouck\/2025\/01\/\">Michigan Senator Gary Peters Will Not Seek Reelection, Leaving Key Senate Seat Open<\/a><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI always thought there would be a time that I would step aside and pass the reins for the next generation. I also never saw service in Congress as something you do your whole life,\u201d Peters said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota Democrat Senator Tina Smith announced on Thursday she will not run for re-election when her term ends, blowing the Senate race wide open. 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