NY Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins to Resign from Congress in February
Expected to Head Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, Special Election to Follow
- Rep. Brian Higgins, a New York Democrat, announced he will leave Congress in early February, citing frustration with the slow pace of change in Washington.
- Higgins, who has served in the House since 2005, has not outlined his post-Congress plans but is expected to become the president and CEO of Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo.
- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul must call a special election within 10 days of Higgins’ resignation.
- Higgins' departure comes as other members of Congress, including Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.), have also announced their decision not to run again.
- Higgins, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Budget Committee, is widely seen as a centrist Democrat.
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