Thread: Baucus to retire rather than seek re-election in 2014, strategists say

Posted by Paul Kane on April 23, 2013 at 9:49 am

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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is retiring rather than seek re-election in 2014, according to two senior Democratic strategists familiar with his plans.

First elected in 1978, Baucus has been the top Democrat on the powerful committee since 2001. The likely Democratic candidate to succeed him would be former governor Brian Schweitzer, sources said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...ction-in-2014/

Yeah. He also called Obamacare, which he helped craft, a 'train wreck'.

Good riddance. I guess he sees the writing on the wall.