Longtime Democrat Won’t Seek Re-Election

California Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley announced that she will not seek re-election after seven terms representing a district in the Ventura County area.

Brownley’s statement is part of a surge of retirement announcements before this fall’s midterm elections.

Thus far, more than three dozen members of the House have already announced that they won’t run again.

Brownley is the second California House Democrat to announce her intention not to seek re-election this year.

Brownley represents the 26th Congressional District, which includes most of Ventura County and a sliver of Los Angeles County. Proposition 50’s Democratic-friendly gerrymander was a triumph, making it bluer.