NEW: Sen. Tom Carper says he will not seek re-election next year after more than 20 years in the Senate.
May 22, 2023, 3:30 PM UTCSen. Tom Carper, D-Del., announced Monday that he will not seek re-election next year after more than 20 years in the Senate.
"We decided ... I should run through the tape over the next 20 months and finish the important work that my staff and I have begun on a wide range of fronts," Carper said. During his time in the Senate, Carper served as the chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and as a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee. He also helped craft key provisions in the Affordable Care Act, as well as thenamed to the National Advisory Board
Prior to his career in politics, Carper served three tours of duty in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War as a naval flight officer for five years, and served in the Naval Reserve as a P-3 aircraft mission commander until retiring with the rank of captain in 1991 after 23 years of military service., D-Md., announced this month that he won’t seek re-election in 2024, setting off a potentially crowded primary in another heavily Democratic state during the presidential cycle.
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