New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler announces that he will not be running for re-election next year

New York Democratic Representative Jerrold Nadler announced Monday that he will not be seeking re-election next year, after a 34-year congressional career. 

Nadler, 78, has been considered one of the leading liberal voices in Congress, saying that he is responding to the call for generational change that has recently been dividing his party. 

He recently told The New York Times of his plans, provided that they didn’t reveal them until Monday. He said that he hesitated to step aside at this time, while, in his view, President Donald Trump stands as a threat to the foundations of democracy, according to The Times. But he told them that he believes it is time for the changing of the guard. 

“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 said, adding that a younger successor “can maybe do better, can maybe help us more.”

Nadler is both the longest-serving New Yorker and Jewish member of the House. He represents parts of Manhattan, including the area that included the World Trade Center that was attacked and destroyed by Islamic terrorists. Nadler has endorsed Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who refuses to condemn his frequent calls to “globalize the intifadah,” for mayor of New York.