Rep. Mike Gallagher Will Not Seek Reelection

Rep. Mike Gallagher, a Republican from Wisconsin who ruffled feathers by voting against impeaching DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, won’t seek reelection.

Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) presides over the first hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 2023. The committee is investigating economic, technological and security competition between the U.S. and China. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) has said that he won’t seek reelection for another term, an announcement that comes as he faces criticism for voting against impeaching Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

“Thank you to the good people of Northeast Wisconsin for the honor of a lifetime,” the Republican from Wisconsin said in a Feb. 10 statement on X, formerly known as Twitter.