Original sentence: He is running for the seat Trey Gowdy, who is retiring from Congress, has held since 2011.In February 2018, Burns announced his candidacy for South Carolina's 4th congressional district in the 2018 election
Edited sentence: Despite claiming he had no political aspirations in 2016, Burns announced his candidacy for South Carolina's 4th Congressional District on Feb 15th, 2018.He is running for the seat Trey Gowdy has held since 2011