Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) has opted not to mount a primary challenge against Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) next year in what is already a crowded Republican field to take down an incumbent who once voted to convict President Donald Trump in an impeachment trial.

“Current engagement in the House being incredibly significant, it may be ultimately more beneficial to the republic that I remain in service to the MAGA America First agenda as a senior Republican in the House of Representatives,” Higgins said in a statement Thursday.