At a Thursday morning press conference today in Salinas, Calif., Representative Sam Farr announced that he would retire from Congress when his current term ends in 2016. The Democrat joined Congress in 1993 after winning a special election to replace Leon Panetta who left the office to serve in the Clinton Administration as Director of the…
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Reports of Farr’s Retirement Greatly Exaggerated
Congressman Sam Farr’s office took a botched headline in stride this week after the Monterey County Herald reported his congressional seat was vacant. “It appears April Fools’ Day came early this year,” Farr said in a statement yesterday. “Contrary to this morning’s Monterey County Herald headline—I have not retired or resigned and have no plan to do so.”
