Ros-Lehtinen is not retiring. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., is not retiring from Congress — much to the chagrin of Democrats eyeing her increasingly competitive Miami-area seat.
After top House Democrats suggested the 12-term Republican could call it quits soon, Abby Livingston emailed the congresswoman’s press staff, expecting a boilerplate statement from her spokesman for Roll Call’s weekly Farm Team series.
Instead, an animated Ros-Lehtinen called her back personally within a couple hours. From Farm Team:
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