February 3, 2023

Rep. Victoria Spartz announces she won’t run for ‘any office’ in 2024

Benjamin Thorp
Indiana U.S. Rep.Victoria Spartz has announced she will not run for any office in 2024. - (FILE: Clayton Taylor/WFYI)

Indiana U.S. Rep.Victoria Spartz has announced she will not run for any office in 2024.

(FILE: Clayton Taylor/WFYI)

U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz has announced that she will not be running for reelection – or for any office – in the 2024 election.

Spartz, a Republican, was first elected to represent Indiana’s 5th Congressional District  in 2020.

In a statement released Friday, Spartz said she has decided she will step back from politics after seven years of holding an elected office.

“Being a working mom is tough and I need to spend more time with my two high school girls back home,” Spartz wrote.

Spartz was seen as a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) when he runs for governor.

With Spartz and former Purdue University president Mitch Daniels announcing they won’t pursue that seat, U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) now runs unopposed.

Banks, who represents Indiana’s 3rd Congressional District, was endorsed by former President Donald Trump on Feb. 1.

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