Julia Johnson is a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner, where she also worked as a trending news editor. She was born and raised in New Jersey before earning her bachelor's in political science in 2021 from the University of South Carolina, with a minor in mass communications.
Freedom Caucus member Rep. Ken Buck announced Wednesday he will not be seeking reelection in 2024 due to the House Republicans' insistence that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and their"Jan. 6 narrative." He also predicted other Republican lawmakers will follow in his footsteps.JOB OPENINGS UNEXPECTEDLY ROSE IN SEPTEMBER AMID HIGH INTEREST RATES
Buck said,"I always have been disappointed with our inability in Congress to deal with major issues and I’m also disappointed that the Republican Party continues to rely on this lie that the 2020 election was stolen and rely on the Jan. 6 narrative and the political prisoners from Jan. 6 and other things."
Buck is a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus and hails from a solidly Republican district. However, Buck did not support Rep. Jim Jordan's bid for the speakership last month, despite their common caucus membership."I’m concerned about the inability to acknowledge that Joe Biden won the election and the activities surrounding Jan. 6," he said of Jordan's campaign for speaker at the time.
"Tom and I both voted to certify the electors," Buck told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell."It was a decision that I think was the right decision under the Constitution."
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