Rep. Grace Napolitano Saturday announced she will retire at the end of this Congressional term.
, California Democrat, made her retirement known to the public during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at La Puente’s Nature Education Center in her honor, The San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported.
“This is the only city I have represented for all those years, even before in the state Assembly,” said, 86, who will leave at the end of her term at the end of next year. “That is why it is fitting that I hear today announce that at the end of this term, which is in 2024, I will be retiring from the United States Congress.
She was later elected to Congress by 1998 and currently represents the 31st District of Los Angeles County which includes the cities of El Monte, West Covina, Covina, Baldwin Park, Azusa, Bradbury, Duarte, Irwindale, South El Monte, Industry, La Puente, Avocado Heights, West Puente Valley, Valinda, Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Monrovia.as a “trailblazer” and a “tremendous” leader in the Democratic Caucus.
“As the highest-ranking California member of the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Congresswoman has been a crucial voice for Southern California’s unique conservation and water needs,” Mr. Jeffries, New York Democrat, said in a statement.has been one of the strongest voices for mental health advocacy and suicide prevention.”
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