WASHINGTON D.C. — Officials with the office of U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind. District 8 announced Monday that Bucshon will retire following the 2024 session and will not seek reelection for an eighth term.
Bucshon was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2011. According to previous reports, Bucshon serves the eighth district of Indiana, which includes Evansville and Terre Haute, and serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Heath Subcommittee, the Energy Subcommittee, as well as the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee.
“Larry Bucshon is a great friend and mentor and I wish him and his wife Kathryn well as he retires from serving our state in Congress at the end of this year,” said Rep. Jim Banks. “Dr. Bucshon has been a leader on health care issues and has fought for conservative values during his seven terms serving Indiana’s 8th District. Larry and I have traveled to Afghanistan, Normandy for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day and recently to Africa to visit Indiana National Guard troops. As a fellow Navy Reserve Veteran, I appreciate what Larry has done to serve our veterans and support our troops. Those are big shoes to fill for our state.”
“As the son of an underground coal miner and a nurse who grew up in a small town in rural America, it’s been the privilege of a lifetime to have been allowed to represent Hoosiers in Southern and West Central Indiana as their elected representative in the U.S. Congress,” Bucshon said. “I thank my constituents for affording me this opportunity and placing their trust in me these past 14 years. I’ve also benefited from outstanding staff who have provided excellent service to Hoosiers and the American people over the years.
“For over 230 years, men and women have chosen to serve our nation in the Congress – in many cases through very trying times in our history – and I’m honored to be included among their ranks,” Bucshon’s statement continued. “Recent disputes in Congress and difficulties advancing policy on behalf of the American people have not soured my faith in our Constitutional Republic form of government. It has strengthened that faith. Throughout the history of the United States, one of our strengths has always been the ability of our elected leaders – and the American people – to debate the issues in a public forum and ultimately find common ground and compromise on solutions that benefit the American people. It is still true today and this principle always prevails. God Bless!”
