
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney is making plans to depart from Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, September 13, the former presidential candidate announced his retirement from Congress. The Utah-based politician will complete his final term in office in January 2025.
“I have spent my last 25 years in public service of one kind or another. At the end of another term, I’d be in my mid-eighties. Frankly, it’s time for a new generation of leaders. They’re the ones that need to make the decisions that will shape the world they will be living in,” Romney said.
“While I’m not running for re-election, I’m not retiring from the fight. I’ll be your United States Senator until January 2025. I will keep working on these and other issues and I will advance our state’s numerous priorities. I look forward to working with you and with folks across our state and nation in that endeavor.”
Romney is a longstanding fixture in the political world with experience as a governor and senator in Massachusetts and Utah. He also earned the GOP nomination for President in 2012, but fell short in the general election against former President Barack Obama. Along the way, he published a book and picked up honorary degrees from Jacksonville University, Liberty University and several other universities.