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Rep. Jared Golden, most conservative Democrat in Congress, won’t seek re-election

byAdam West
November 5, 2025


Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), dubbed the most conservative Democrat in Congress, has announced he will not seek a fifth House term next year.

“I’m confident that were I to run again, I would win,” Golden said in a statement on X attached to an op-ed announcing his decision in the Bangor Daily News. “But recent events have made me reconsider whether the good I can do in Congress still outweighs the cost to my family.”


Rep. Jared Golden won’t be seeking reelection after reflecting, opening up a hot race in Maine. AP

Notably, Golden was the lone House Democrat to vote to fund the government through Nov. 21. Senate Dems have blocked that bill 14 times during the ongoing shutdown, the longest in US history.

Golden, a former Marine and member of the moderate House Blue Dog Coalition, announced his decision one day after Democrats racked up off-year election wins — highlighted by the triumph of socialist Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election.





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