Labeling it the “worst kept secret in America today,” House Ag Committee Ranking Member Mike Conaway, R-Texas, confirmed that he will not seek reelection in 2020.
"It's been an honor and privilege to have served," Conaway said of the decision he has been mulling for a year. "... I'm going to put (wife) Suzanne and our children and grandchildren first."
Representing the Texas district since 2005, Conaway rose through the ranks and eventually took the gavel of the House Ag Committee, in charge of the panel for the 2018 Farm Bill.
"This was a big decision for me ... I'm (leaving) on my terms," he said.
Several Republicans have been jockeying the past few months to garner the top GOP spot on the Ag panel; chairman should Republicans regain control of the House in 2020 elections.
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