His departure will shrink the House Republican majority to a one-vote majority.
Rep. Mike Gallagher is seen in the U.S. Capitol after the House passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, that could ban TikTok in the U.S., March 13, 2024.Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher, who had already announced he would not be seeking reelection, announced Friday that he’s resigning from Congress next month -- shrinking the Republicans' already razor-thin majority in the House even more.
The Wisconsin Republican said his last day will be April 19. His departure will shrink the House Republican majority to a one-vote majority with 217 Republicans and 213 Democrats. "I will forever be proud of the work I did on the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, chairing the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, and chairing the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. It has truly been an honor to serve in the House of Representatives," Gallagher said in a statement.Rep. Mike Gallagher is seen in the U.S. Capitol after the House passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, that could ban TikTok in the U.S.
"Four terms serving Northeast Wisconsin in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime and strengthened my conviction that America is the greatest country in the history of the world," Gallagher said in the statement.Gallagher will be the fifth House Republican to resign early from the 118th Congress rather than serve out the term. Only one Democrat has left early after stating he wouldn't seek reelection, cast his final vote as a member of Congress Friday.
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