Illinois Democrat and former DCCC Chair Cheri Bustos won't seek reelection to House in 2022

Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, the former chair of the House Democratic campaign arm, announced Friday she will not seek reelection in 2022. Her announcement comes days after apportionment numbers released by the Census Bureau showed that her state would lose a Congressional seat during redistricting.  

In an announcement video, Bustos said, "It will be a new decade, and I feel it is time for a new voice." "As for my tenure in Congress, my mission was never defined by the people in the corridors of Washington, but by the people in our communities, who I've been lucky enough to meet every day," she said.