Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, the longest-serving congressional member from New York, announced he has decided not to run for re-election next year in order to make room for a younger generation.
Nadler, 78, who serves New York's 12th Congressional District -- which includes Midtown and the Upper West and Upper East sides of New York City -- told the New York Times in an interview published Monday that it is time, after 34 years, for a generational change.
"Watching the Biden thing really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party, and I think I want to respect that," Nadler told The Times, adding that someone younger "can maybe do better, can maybe help us more."
In December, Nadler said he was forced to step down as the leading Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee in favor of a younger colleague. He threw his support behind Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., as his replacement.
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