Rep. Jeb Hensarling Wonât Run for Re
Jeb Hensarling
WASHINGTON  DC â Yet another establishment insider has announced he wonât run for re-election in 2018  Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas.
NEWS:  Rep. Jeb Hensarling  R-Texas   retiring. Will not run for re-election in 2018. Story TK â David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) October 31  2017
 House Financial Services Committee Chairman Hensarling  issued a statement the same day regarding  his  retirement:
 Jeb Hensarling  has been a tremendous public servant for the people of Texas  most recently as the Chairman of the Financial Services Committee on which I am privileged to serve.  Jeb âs strong grasp of policy and  his  strong conservative principles have been an invaluable asset to the Republican Conference in  his  eight terms as a Member of the House of Representatives. As  Jeb  enters this next chapter of life  my colleagues and I wish  him  the very best in whatever path  he  chooses to take.
In March  as one of Speaker Paul Ryanâs attempts are repealing and replacing Obamacare failed   Hensarling  offered what Reuters described as âeffusiveâ praise of Ryan. In  April Hensarling  joined Ryan and several other Representatives on a trip to Europe with the stated goal of âstrengthening economic and security ties with our NATO partners.â  Hensarling  has been called on and floated as a possibility in the past to run a challenge to John Boehner  and later Ryan  for the position of Speaker of the House  but has refused to do so. In November 2016 the Texas Tribune called Hensarling âone of Ryanâs closest friends in the House.â
WASHINGTON  DC â Yet another establishment insider has announced he wonât run for re-election in 2018  Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas.
NEWS:   [TGT] retiring. Will not run for re-election in 2018. Story TK â David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) October 31  2017
 House Financial Services Committee Chairman Hensarling  issued a statement the same day regarding  his  retirement:
  [TGT] has been a tremendous public servant for the people of Texas  most recently as the Chairman of the Financial Services Committee on which I am privileged to serve.  Jeb âs strong grasp of policy and   [TGT]   strong conservative principles have been an invaluable asset to the Republican Conference in   [TGT]   eight terms as a Member of the House of Representatives. As   [TGT] enters this next chapter of life  my colleagues and I wish   [TGT]   the very best in whatever path   [TGT]   chooses to take.
In March  as one of Speaker Paul Ryanâs attempts are repealing and replacing Obamacare failed    [TGT] offered what Reuters described as âeffusiveâ praise of Ryan. In  April Hensarling  joined Ryan and several other Representatives on a trip to Europe with the stated goal of âstrengthening economic and security ties with our NATO partners.â   [TGT] has been called on and floated as a possibility in the past to run a challenge to John Boehner  and later Ryan  for the position of Speaker of the House  but has refused to do so. In November 2016 the Texas Tribune called Hensarling âone of Ryanâs closest friends in the House.â