Ohio Republican Bob Gibbs announced Wednesday that he is retiring from Congress.
A former state lawmaker, Gibbs was elected to Congress in the Republican wave of 2010. He鈥檚 a longtime resident of Holmes County.
The current new Congressional map drew Gibbs into a primary with Max Miller, a former aide in the Trump White House. Miller originally set out to challenge Anthony Gonzalez, who is also retiring from Congress.
Gibbs, who made the announcement on , said in a statement that Ohio鈥檚 redistricting fight had become a 鈥渃ircus.鈥� Still, he said he was confident in the Republican prospects for retaking the House in this year鈥檚 midterms.
Early voting for the May primary began this week.
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