Report: U.S. Rep. John Dingell considering retirement

Mlive.com ^ | February 16, 2014 | Kyle Feldscher

[cripplecreek]

John Dingell, the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives, is considering not running for re-election, according to a report in the Detroit News.

Dingell, who represents the Ann Arbor area along with areas of Wayne County, has run successfully 29 times since 1955. The 87-year-old Dearborn Democrat recently broke the record for the longest-serving congressman in history.

According to the report, Dingell is considering retirement. His spokesman, Christopher Schuler, states Dingell is doing the same thing as he has always done before running for re-election, which is determining how to best serve his constituents.

The News states his wife, Debbie Dingell, might be a possible replacement. State Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, is also mentioned as a possible successor.

[cripplecreek]

His wife is considering running because 81 years in a single family's hands just isn't enough for the Dingell empire.

[cyclotic]

I can’t believe he’s still fogging a mirror

[cripplecreek]

I can't tell you just how much I despise dynasties.



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[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The Fidel Castro of Congresscritters.

[P-Marlowe]

Dingell is doing the same thing as he has always done before running for re-election, which is determining how to best serve his constituents.

With Fava beans and a glass of Chianti.

[Huskrrrr]

Michigan voters are really stuck on stupid.

[Fungi]

Get lost you pathetic gray bearded goat.

[cripplecreek]

John Conyers is the second longest serving congress-barnacle in the district right next door.

[Celtic Conservative]

Debbie is quite a bit younger, she could keep it going for a while longer. I like Paul W. Smith on WJR, but He has Debbie on waaaaay too often.

CC

[Old Yeller]

The grim reaper will probably retire him before he decides.

[Paine in the Neck]

I understand she was considering running for Carl Levin's seat.

[Huskrrrr]

“Dingell, who represents the Ann Arbor area along with areas of Wayne County, has run successfully 29 times since 1955.”

Shortly before the beginning of the decline of Detroit.

[Celtic Conservative]

OMG, is that Debbie”? I’ve never seen a picture of her before. She looks like Peter Weller in drag!

CC

[cripplecreek]

Those democrat districts are getting smaller and smaller.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Michigan voters are really stuck on stupid.”

And it’s Ann Arbor. They’ll elect a younger doppelganger.

[cripplecreek]

She looks like Peter Weller in drag!

LOL

[DJ Frisat]

I've had the extreme misfortune of having BOTH of these jackasses as my 'Representative'.

Although I jettisoned Conyers in the last redistricting, the office -- the same building that my baby doctor occupied 60+ years ago -- still has the Congressional seal on the door.

"Honorable", indeed...

[Huskrrrr]

Wow!

[NFHale]

“...Those democrat districts are getting smaller and smaller....”

Yeah, but they probably have five times the amount of cemeteries than everywhere else, all full of democrat votes... and they vote early and often.

[Paine in the Neck]

She looks like Peter Weller in drag!

I couldn't find one of him in drag. This will have to do.