Longtime Democrat From New York, Brian Higgins, to Leave Congress Early Next Year

FILE - Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 8, 2022. Rep. Higgins will leave Congress in February after 19 years, a spokeswoman confirmed Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File

BUFFALO, N.Y.—Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) said Sunday he will leave Congress before the end of his current term after growing frustrated with dysfunction in Washington.

“It’s just a time for change, and I think this is the time,” Mr. Higgins, 64, said at a news conference. He plans to leave office during the first week of February, he said.