Buck had already announced he would not be seeking reelection.
Rep. Ken Buck arrives for an intelligence briefing by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 15, 2024.Republican Rep. Ken Buck, who had already announced he would not be seeking reelection, announced Tuesday he will leave Congress at the end of next week.
Buck's departure will narrow House Speaker Mike Johnson's already razor-thin majority. With him gone, Republicans will only be able to lose two members of the conference if there is a party-line vote on legislation."I look forward to staying involved in our political process, as well as spending more time in Colorado and with my family," Buck said in his statement. He did not elaborate further on why he will not serve out the rest of his term.
McCarthy also resigned from Congress early, leaving Capitol Hill at the end of last year. Buck supported Johnson to become McCarthy's successor. In a video last November announcing his decision not to run for sixth term, Buck was highly critical of his his party has handled those two issues.
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