Warner Decides Not to Seek 6th Term
2007-09-01
Source: Associated Press
Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia, one of the most authoritative voices in Congress on the military and a key figure in the debate over Iraq, said Friday he will not seek a sixth term in 2008.
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rss feedWarner, 80, was elected in 1978, after the dashing former Navy secretary campaigned alongside his wife at the time, Elizabeth Taylor.
Warner is leaving what would have been a safe seat for the Republicans if he had chosen to run again. His departure gives Democrats a better chance to protect or even expand their one-seat majority in the Senate.
Warner said he still feels spry enough for the rigors of the Senate, but he did not want to push it for another six years.
