Republican Tiberi to leave Congress in January: statement – By Doina Chiacu (reuters.com) / Oct 19 2017
Republican U.S. Representative Pat Tiberi announced his retirement on Thursday from the House of Representatives, saying he will leave by Jan. 31 and not seek re-election in his Ohio district, becoming the latest in a string of Republican deciding to leave Congress.
“I have been presented with an opportunity to lead the Ohio Business Roundtable that will allow me to continue to work on public policy issues impacting Ohioans while also spending more time with my family,” Tiberi said in a statement.
PB/TK – Come on there’s gotta more to the story then an “opportunity elsewhere,” although for many leaving Congress on their own terms “opportunity elsewhere” seems to be a catchphrase. Last poll I saw Tiberi held a 41% approval, so what really happened
