USA TODAY – Republican Congressman Frank Wolf, a respected lawmaker who has represented Northern Virginia for 17 terms, said Tuesday he will not seek re-election next year.
“As a follower of Jesus, I am called to work for justice and reconciliation, and to be an advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves,” Wolf said in a statement. “I plan to focus my future work on human rights and religious freedom — both domestic and international — as well as matters of the culture and the American family.”
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The retirement of Wolf, 74, would open up a possible pickup opportunity for Democrats in 2014.Virginia’s 10th Congressional District was narrowly won by Mitt Romney in 2012 but Barack Obama carried it in the 2008 presidential election.
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