Rep. Filemon Vela will resign from Congress within weeks to take a job at a law and lobbying firm.
The South Texas Democrat, who announced last year that he would not seek reelection, will take a position at the firm Akin Gump.
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“The timing now, with just nine months left in the term,” Vela told Forbes. “I’m just ready to go.”
Forbes noted that Vela in January filed documentation with the House Committee on Ethics recusing himself from matters involving the firm due to his future employment there. The firm also hired Vela’s chief of staff.
Vela’s decision means he will not serve out the remainder of his term, creating an additional hurdle for Democratic leadership already operating on a razor-thin majority.
Rep. Ted Deutch, a Florida Democrat, previously announced that he would resign from Congress to begin a new role as the CEO of the American Jewish Committee before Oct. 1.
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But there are two vacancies for Republicans as well. The recent death of Rep. Don Young left Alaska’s only House seat vacant. Former Rep. Devin Nunes of California recently resigned from Congress to run former President Donald Trump’s social media company.
