The 76-year-old Utah Republican believes "it’s time for a new generation of leaders.”

Taiyler S. Mitchell

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) walks through the Senate subway at the U.S. Capitol on September 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is scheduled to return Tuesday following an almost six-week break and lawmakers have only a dozen legislative days left to reach a budget compromise and avert a government shutdown.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 11: Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) walks through the Senate subway at the U.S. Capitol on September 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives is scheduled to return Tuesday following an almost six-week break and lawmakers have only a dozen legislative days left to reach a budget compromise and avert a government shutdown.

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U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection.

The message signals a likely end to his political career, which kicked off in 1994.

“Frankly, it’s time for a new generation of leaders,” the 76-year-old Republican said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “They’re the ones that need to make the decisions that will shape the world they will be living in.”

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