Republicans in northern Virginia and elsewhere rejoiced on Twitter on Wednesday after Democratic Rep. Jim Moran announced he would not seek re-election to the 8th District seat he has held since 1991.

Moran’s 8th District in the Washington, D.C., suburbs is so heavily Democratic that Republicans despaired of ever ousting him from office even after multiple scandals, most recently the resignation of his son Patrick from his 2012 campaign after a video linked him to voter fraud. Moran was so well-known for his intemperate remarks, such as blaming American Jews for the Iraq War more than once, that the Washington Post highlighted that trait in its tepid endorsement of his last bid for re-election.