Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) has decided not to seek re-election, he told The Washington Post on Thursday.
Hurd, the only black Republican in the House, represents the 23rd congressional district, which goes along the Mexican border, between San Antonio and El Paso. The 41-year-old former CIA officer barely won re-election in November, and President Trump lost his district in 2016 by four percentage points. He is the third Texas Republican to announce over the last week that they will not seek re-election — Rep. Pete Olson's Houston-area seat will likely be a Democratic target in 2020, the Post said, while Rep. K. Michael Conaway's seat in Midland should remain in Republican hands.
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