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DE Sen. Carper Won’t Run for Reelection in 2024

Four-term incumbent U.S. Sen. Tom Carper announced he was not seeking re-election in 2024 during a speech at the redeveloped Wilmington Riverfront that his gubernatorial administration helped create in the 1990s.
Cris Barrish
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WHYY
Four-term incumbent U.S. Sen. Tom Carper announced he was not seeking re-election in 2024 during a speech at the redeveloped Wilmington Riverfront that his gubernatorial administration helped create in the 1990s.

U.S. Senator Tom Carper of Delaware announced Monday that he won't seek re-election to a fifth term in 2024. WHYY's Cris Barrish reports that the incumbent wasn't shy about saying who he wants to succeed him.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 5/26/23)

Cris Barrish, a national award-winning investigative reporter, covers stories about Delaware.