Rep. Jose Serrano to Retire at Term’s End, Cites Parkinson’s
Rep. Jose Serrano, a 16-term Democrat from the South Bronx, says he has Parkinson’s disease and will retire at the end of his term.
The 75-year-old Serrano is a fixture in Bronx politics and is among Congress’ foremost defenders of Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory where he was born.
He is chairman of a House Appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the departments of Justice and Commerce, and he’s pledging to use that post to — in his words — “fight for climate change research, a fairer justice system, and an accurate 2020 census count.”
Serrano’s announcement came shortly after a New York City councilman, Ritchie Torres, announced he’d run for the congressional seat in the strongly Democratic district.
In explaining his decision, Serrano says Parkinson’s “will eventually take a toll.”
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