Rep. Hyde Says He Won’t Seek Reelection
Republican U.S. Rep. Henry J. Hyde of Illinois, who presided over the 1998 impeachment of President Clinton, marked his 81st birthday by announcing that he would not run for reelection next year.
In a statement on his website, Hyde, who took on Clinton as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, offered no reason for “this difficult decision” not to seek a 17th two-year term.
Hyde, now chairman of the International Relations Committee, noted that he will have served 32 years in office at the end of this term.
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