Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) announced on Friday that she will not be seeking re-election when her current term ends in 2024.
Spartz said in a statement that she wants to spend more time with her two daughters, according to The Hill.
“It’s been my honor representing Hoosiers in the Indiana State Senate and U.S. Congress and I appreciate the strong support on the ground. 2024 will mark seven years of holding elected office and over a decade in Republican politics,” Spartz said in the statement.
“I won a lot of tough battles for the people and will work hard to win a few more in the next two years,” she continued. “However, being a working mom is tough and I need to spend more time with my two high school girls back home, so I will not run for any office in 2024.”
Spartz, a Ukrainian-born American, was first elected to US Congress in 2020 replacing former Rep. Susan Brooks (R-Ind.). Before that she served in the Indiana state Senate.
She made headlines in the past few weeks for voting ‘present’ in three of the 15 rounds of votes to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker.
Spartz also publicly criticized McCarthy’s decision to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn) from the Foreign Affairs Committee, though she ended up supporting the move.
