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Three HASC GOP Members Already Planning Retirement in 2020

Three HASC GOP Members Already Planning Retirement in 2020
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar. 25, 2016) -- Rep. Mike Conaway of Texas meets Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors who are Texas natives during a tour on the ship. Ford is currently under construction at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cathrine Mae O. Campbell/Released) (This image was altered for security purpose by blurring out security badges)

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will need to replace at least three Republican members after 2020 as multiple members of the minority party recently announced forthcoming retirements. Two-term Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-Mich.) told The Detroit News on July 24 that he would not seek reelection next year, criticizing political gridlock on Capitol Hill, and later that day made the announcement official on the House floor. He currently serves on HASC’s subcommittees for tactical air and land forces and military…

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