On Friday, Rep. Gallagher announced that he would resign from Congress and that it would take effect on April 19.
Gallagher, who voted against the impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, leaves the GOP with a one-vote majority.
Gallagher, in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, after he voted against Mayorkas’ impeachment, said that the influx of migrants at the border would persist despite the removal of the DHS secretary.
The Wisconsin representative is currently the chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
Gallagher could have stepped down before April 9 to enable a special election; however, the lawmaker viciously opted to leave the GOP with a narrow lead against the Democrats, with only 217-213 members.
“I’ve worked closely with House Republican leadership on this timeline and look forward to seeing Speaker Mike Johnson appoint a new chair to carry out the important mission of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party,” Gallagher remarked regarding his resignation.
Before his announcement, he led the committee in passing a bill that required TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to divest their ownership or be banned in the US.
The Wisconsin congressman was a Marine veteran who was deployed twice to Iraq, and despite being a member of the Republican party, his position was often leaning toward moderate.
In his statement, the lawmaker remarked, “After conversations with my family, I have made the decision to resign my position as a member of the House of Representatives for Wisconsin Eight Congressional District.”
Reacting to the lawmaker’s departure, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana), who serves as majority leader, said, “It’s tough, but it’s tough with a five-seat majority, it’s tough with a two-seat majority, one is going to be the same. We all have to work together. We’re all going to have to unite if we’re going get some things done.”
Early this year, Gallagher announced that he would not aim for a fifth term as Wisconsin representative.
In his statement, he explained that he never intended to grow old in Washington.
“Electoral politics was never supposed to be a career and, trust me, Congress is no place to grow old,” Gallagher said. “And so, with a heavy heart, I have decided not to run for re-election.”
Gallagher’s resignation comes after Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colorado) announced his resignation, who will step down on Friday before his term ends.
Buck, during his announcement, hinted that several more lawmakers would resign, however, he did not mention Gallagher.
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