Bob Brady not running for reelection
Source: Politico
Rep. Bob Brady, a longtime powerhouse in Philadelphia Democratic politics, won’t seek reelection to the House, according to a person close to the congressman.
Brady has represented south Philadelphia in Congress since 1998, but he has long had a ruling hand in the city’s politics, serving as chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Party for more than 30 years.
A recent court ruling, which tossed out the state’s congressional map, influenced Brady’s decision to not run for reelection. Brady told The Philadelphia Inquirer that he plans to remain as local party chairman, but he didn’t want that position to effect the map-drawing, potentially affecting two other Democratic congressmen based in Philadelphia: Reps. Dwight Evans
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As a note - if the PA state SC decision stands (i.e., some grumpy GOPers have requested that he SCOTUS do a stay on the state's Supreme Court order) and they have to redraw, it may decentralize the city's congressional seats a bit and spread them into the 'burbs, which would make them more blue as they should be, and knock out some of the fake GOP seats.
