Arizona House Republican [Debbie Lesko] won’t run for reelection: DC ‘is broken’

Salamendacious@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world – 112 points – Arizona House Republican won’t run for reelection: DC ‘is broken’
thehill.com

Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) announced Tuesday that she would not be seeking reelection in 2024 because “Washington, D.C. is broken,” she said in a statement.

The Arizona congresswoman also said she wants to spend more time with family.

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An important point from the article:

A Republican candidate is likely to fill her position, given her district’s lean, but all eyes are on Arizona in the upcoming election year with the state becoming one of the key swing states in recent election cycles.

"In this time when we need patriots to fight for a free and fair society ... I quit as it is very hard currently and not worth my effort financially. Thank you for paying for my TED talk."

Broken for whom

From what I gather she's rather conservative so maybe she's just frustrated with divided government in general. Who knows though, she could have been offered a lucrative job in the private sector.

Nah, she just feels like she reached her goals in ruining the government.

In her defense, once you have actually broken the legislature, to the point it is literally not functioning, where do you go from there?

Mission Accomplished banner waves in the background as SpongeBob and the freedom caucus save the city!

once you have actually broken the legislature, to the point it is literally not functioning, where do you go from there?

Usually a lucrative corporate boardroom position.

Well then maybe she shouldn’t stood there waving an American flag while letting some orange bully take a shit in the sandbox telling everyone it was fudge, the best fudge, yuuge wonderful fudge.

*Broken largely by obstructionist republicans and corporations.

A hopeful take: Maybe this is clearing the runway for voting "present".

She supports Jordan

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No, not really. You don't have to like her, but tell the truth. From: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2023/10/06/reps-debbie-lesko-and-paul-gosar-pick-sides-in-the-speakers-race/71090307007/

Two of Arizona’s six House Republicans threw their weight behind candidates in next week’s race to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Rep. Paul Gosar endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio; he's a right-wing firebrand known as a loyal ally of former President Donald Trump. Trump also wants Jordan to get the speaker's gavel.

Rep. Debbie Lesko endorsed Jordan’s leading challenger, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a longtime member of House GOP leadership.

Emphasis mine.

Wow you're confidently incorrect. Your article is from before Scalise dropped from the race. She's voted for Jordon in the vote this week.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/17/politics/republicans-who-voted-against-jim-jordan/index.html

She voted for ANYONE to be speaker rather than having no speaker at all. That is not the same as supporting someone. When given the choice, she actively wanted someone else and NOT Jordon (not that Scalise is a great choice either). Seeing how broken the House has become, she's throwing up her hands and giving up -- but I do expect she will vote for whomever her party votes on because she wants the government to function at least a little.

If I missed some quote where she actually voiced support for Jordon more than saying that we need a Speaker, please enlighten me.

In other words:

“Our work is done here.”

I've seen people similarly regard their scale as broken because it had a number they didn't like.