Amid Ethics inquiry, South Jersey Democrat Is Giving Up House Seat for a New Job
WASHINGTON — Representative Robert E. Andrews announced on Tuesday that he would resign from Congress after more than two decades, but said it had nothing to do with a bleak outlook for Democratic chances of retaking the House or with an ethics investigation into alleged misuse of his campaign funds.
“I love Congress, but I love my family more,” Mr. Andrews, who represents part of southern New Jersey, said in an interview.
Mr. Andrews said at his Haddon Heights office that he would leave office on Feb. 18 to lead the government relations practice of Dilworth Paxson, a law firm that once employed his wife and is run by partners who attended his wedding.
“It’s an offer that won’t be there at the end of my term,” said Mr. Andrews, who added that he joined the firm, which has offices in Washington, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, to “help my family be financially secure.”
He has two college-age children, but the resignation also coincided with a sinking feeling among Democrats that their chance of recapturing the House is slipping away. His move comes in the wake of the decision to retire by Representative George Miller, Democrat of California and another key ally of the House Democratic leader, Nancy Pelosi. (Horowitz/New York Times)
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