Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
Republican Rep. Ken Buck gave the political world a jolt last fall when he announced he wouldn’t seek re-election in 2024. This afternoon, the Colorado Republican went a step further: Buck is resigning from Congress altogether — next week. The GOP congressman’s written statement read: He did not elaborate as to his potential next steps, or what precipitated this sudden and unexpected announcement. Buck apparently did not even pay his own party’s leaders the courtesy of a conversation.
As for the departing incumbent, it was difficult to imagine these circumstances in the recent past, though Buck’s announcement didn’t exactly come out of nowhere. Circling back to our earlier coverage, after nearly a decade on Capitol Hill, the Coloradan — a member of the House Freedom Caucus — earned a reputation as one of Congress’ most far-right members. This posture, however, was not without limits.
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