Makeover in store for Congress with flood of lawmakers headed for the exits

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 1,193

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — Congress will look considerably different next year, after dozens of its members move on to other political offices or retire, a number that’s likely to grow as some of those hoping to stay lose their reelection bids.

A turnover of at least 13% will be the highest in more than three decades, bringing in a wave of new lawmakers, who will be looked to as a source of solutions for some of the …

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