Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) asks questions during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs & Senate Rules and Administration joint hearing to discuss the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri said Monday that he will not seek reelection in 2022.
“After 14 General Election victories — three to county office, seven to the United States House of Representatives, and four statewide elections — I won’t be a candidate for reelection to the United States Senate next year,” Blunt said in a video posted to Twitter.
Blunt, 71, was elected to the Senate in 2010 after more than a decade in the House.
Political analysts expect the seat to remain in Republican hands.
Blunt in the video did not offer a specific reason why he was not seeking reelection.
“In every job Missourians have allowed me to have, I’ve tried to do my best,” Blunt said. “In almost 12,000 votes in the Congress, I’m sure I wasn’t right every time, but you really make that decision based on the information you have at the time.”
“There is still a lot to do, and I look forward to every day this year and next year as I continue to work for you in the Senate.”
“Another lesson I learned here: Finish strong. And I intend to,” Blunt said.
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