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By Illinois Review
In a social media post on Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin – the nation’s No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, announced that he’s retiring after five terms – triggering a political earthquake and a mad dash to fill a seat that he’s held since 1996.
On X, the top Democrat in the Senate and senior member of the powerful Judiciary Committee said,
“The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job of being a United States Senator.
But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch.”
Durbin continued, “So, I am announcing today that I will not be seeking re-election at the end of my term.”
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