U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-2nd) speaks with Attorney General Anthony Brown (D) before a Maryland Board of Public Works meeting in Baltimore on Dec. 18, 2023. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.
Maryland Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-2nd) announced Friday he will not seek re-election.
“This election, my name will not be on the ballot,” Ruppersberger said in a video released to reporters. “I have decided to retire to spend more time with my family.”
The departure, whispered about for months, creates yet another opening in Maryland’s federal delegation. The window of opportunity, however, may benefit one candidate more than any other.
Ruppersberger said he was “sad” and described his decision as one of the hardest he’s had to make.
“I really love what I’m doing but it wasn’t really fair to my family, especially my wife,” he said.
