21 Republicans have announced their resignation from the House of Representatives this year. The decision to resign is another sign of declining morale in the Republican ranks.
Forty-three representatives, almost evenly split between the two parties, will not return to the House next year. Four committee chairs are leaving, with Republicans particularly shocked by the announced resignations of Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Washington) and Gallagher. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is managing an increasingly demoralized GOP conference as 21 of his members push to leave.