Rep. Jeff Duncan Announces Retirement After 14 Years in Office

Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) speaks to the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 14, 2017. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) announced on Wednesday that he will not seek an eighth term in his South Carolina district, which is overwhelmingly Republican.

Following the terror attacks of September 2001, Mr. Duncan stated that he decided to run for political office because he wanted to serve his country.