Wisconsin Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher announced Saturday that he will not run for re-election to Congress in 2024.

Gallagher, who voted against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, said he plans to work in the private sector and spend more time with his family as soon as he leaves the House. milwaukee journal sentinel report.

🚨BREAKING: Rep. Mike Gallagher, one of the Republicans who voted against impeaching DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, has announced that he will not run for re-election in 2024.

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“I think facilities are healthier when people serve for a period of time and then go home,” Gallagher told the magazine.

Gallagher previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Wednesday that his vote against impeaching Mayorkas was “just a different way of looking at the issue,” adding, “It's a matter of principle. I felt it,” he said.

He currently chairs the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Communist Party of China, with Republican Reps. Ken Buck (Colo.) and Tom McClintock (California) also serving as opponents. Joined the. A fourth lawmaker, Republican Rep. Blake Moore of Utah, switched his vote to “no” at the request of House Republican leadership so they could reconsider the motion later. (Related: House China Committee asks California city to submit cough documents regarding illegal Chinese-owned biolabs)

“I feel that I have achieved much more than I ever expected when I joined the company. I strongly believe that the best path to the next chapter of my career is not to remain in Congress for another 10 years,” Gallagher said. he said.

According to the newspaper, Gallagher was first elected to the Wisconsin 8th House of Representatives in 2016. He said his next effort would be an “extension” of his own “mission” to “prevent World War III.”