Frelinghuysen Exit Adds To House GOP Retirement Woes. (NPR, 1/29/2018)
Frelinghuysen chairs the powerful Appropriations Committee — a perch he just took over last year. Under internal House GOP rules, he could serve up to six years in that post. His early departure from Congress signals Frelinghuysen was likely worried about a tough re-election campaign in an already competitive district that President Trump only narrowly carried by 3,362 votes.
Trump received 48.8% of the vote in 2016 compared to 52.6% for Romney in 2012.
Clinton received 47.9% of the vote in 2016 compared to 46.6% for Obama in 2012.
In other words, a GOP district, but not Trump Country. It's flippable.
Source: govtrack
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