Republican Barry Loudermilk won’t seek reelection

Georgia Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk announced he will not run for reelection this year, the latest Republican to retire amid what’s shaping up to be a tough midterm for Republicans.

Loudermilk, who was first elected to Congress in 2014, said in a statement he’s retiring to “spend more dedicated time with my family.”

“Although I continue to have strong support from the people of the Eleventh Congressional District, I believe it is time to contribute to my community, state, and nation in other ways,” he said in the statement.

Loudermilk’s retirement comes as his select subcommittee reinvestigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol ramps up its probe.

The panel — which was launched as a response to the probe helmed by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and now-former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) in the year after the attack — held its first hearings last month, and subpoenaed for phone records in connection to the suspect accused of placing pipe bombs outside Republican and Democratic headquarters prior to the riot.

Republicans will expect to retain Loudermilk’s seat in suburban Atlanta in November, which he won by 34 points in 2024.

But the announcement marks the latest member of the House Republican caucus to leave Congress this cycle. Since the beginning of 2025, 33 other House Republicans have resigned, announced their retirements or launched campaigns seeking other elected office.