GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale Decides to Retire After 'Defamatory Rumors'

After his failed Senate bid lasted just six days, Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) said on Feb. 28 that he would run for re-election to the House. Now, Rosendale has reversed himself once again.

The conservative Republican announced on Friday that he was dropping out of the House race and retiring at the end of this Congress.

Rosendale cited “defamatory rumors” and a “death threat” against him as part of his reasoning for dropping out, saying they had taken a “serious toll on me, and my family.”

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