Barton Won’t Run Again

Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), whose private life came under national scrutiny after sexual images he shared in an extramarital relationship were made public, told the Dallas Morning News that he won’t seek re-election.

Said Barton: “I’ve been listening to a lot of people the last week in Texas… There are enough people who lost faith in me that it’s time to step aside and let there be a new voice for the 6th district in Washington, so I am not going to run for re-election.”