Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA), a top ally of Speaker John Boehner, became the third member of Congress to announce his retirement today, Roll Call reports.
The Hill: “His retirement comes as a surprise — just a year ago he’d defeated fellow Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-Iowa) in a hotly contested race, and had turned down national Republicans’ pleas to run for an open Senate seat.”
President Obama carried the district in 2012 by over four points.
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