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U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N .Y., will not seek re-election next year, according to media reports.
The move will mark the end of Nadler's 34 years in Congress where he has been a leading liberal voice on a range of issues.
"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 New York Times.
REP. NADLER CONDEMNS TRUMP ADMIN AFTER STAFF MEMBER HANDCUFFED DURING CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE SECURITY SWEEP
That was evident when Nadler, 78, was forced to give up his House Judiciary Committee leadership at the beginning of the term when it became clear a younger, more energetic colleague would beat him.
Nadler has been a vocal c