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Top House committee chairman reveals he won't seek re-election in 2026

FIRST ON FOX: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, will not seek re-election in 2026.The senior Republican lawmaker will have finished serving a decade in Congress when he leaves at the end of next year."I have a firm conviction, much like our founders did, that public service is a lifetime commitment, but public office is and should be a temporary stint in stewardship, not a career," Arrington said.And the conservative Texan told Fox News Digital he felt he was leaving on a high note, having played a key role in crafting President Donald Trump's big, beautiful bill.DOUBLE

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