WE’RE AWARE: ‘We Want To Keep The Power’: Older Congressional Dems Really Don’t Want To Retire.

Some older congressional Democrats are adamant that they do not want to seek retirement as the 2026 midterms loom, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday.

Despite some activists pressuring older House Democrats to make way for a new generation of party leaders, many elected officials do not want to retire, according to the WSJ. The report comes as some Democrats have been calling for party members to support younger candidates in the upcoming midterm elections.

“I think every Democrat over 70 should make this their last term,” Amanda Litman, the president of Run for Something, a political organization that recruits and supports younger left-wing candidates, told the WSJ.

Democratic New York Rep. Gregory Meeks, 71, told the WSJ that longtime congressional Democrats “want to keep the power” they presently have. The New York Democrat is set to seek a 14th term in the 2026 midterms, the WSJ reported.

“I don’t think there’s any reason to say that everybody in the delegation should be leaving, especially if you want to have power,” Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told the outlet. “We want to keep the power that we have.”

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