Eshoo eschews another term: Peninsula Dem to retire from Congress after 32-year career

by Kiley Russell, Bay City News November 22, 2023December 5, 2023

U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, at left, walks alongside Gov. Gavin Newsom, President Joe Biden and California Climate Action Corps fellow Chiena Ty during Biden's visit to Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto on June 19, 2023. Eshoo, who has spent more than four decades in politics as a San Mateo County supervisor and congresswoman, announced Tuesday that she will not seek reelection next year. (Office of the Governor via Bay City News)

U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, has announced that she will retire from Congress after her term ends in January 2025.

Eshoo has spent 32 years in Congress after serving for 10 years on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.

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Kiley Russell, Bay City News

Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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