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TribBlog: KBH Won’t Seek Re-Election

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Dallas, issued a letter to supporters announcing that she will not be seeking re-election in 2012.

By Reeve HamiltonJan. 13, 2011, 12:33 p.m. CentralUpdated Jan. 13, 2011, 12:33 p.m. Central

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TribBlog: KBH Won’t Seek Re-Election

by Reeve Hamilton, The Texas Tribune
January 13, 2011

<h1>TribBlog: KBH Won’t Seek Re-Election</h1>
<p class="byline">by Reeve Hamilton, The Texas Tribune <br />January 13, 2011</p>
<p>U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Dallas, will not be seeking re-election in 2012.</p>
<p>She issued a letter to supporters making the announcement that she would leave her post as the state's senior senator next year. "That should give the people of Texas ample time to consider who my successor will be," she said.</p>
<p>Here is the letter:</p>
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TribBlog: KBH Won’t Seek Re-Election

Reeve Hamilton, The Texas Tribune
January 13, 2011

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Dallas, will not be seeking re-election in 2012.

She issued a letter to supporters making the announcement that she would leave her post as the state's senior senator next year. "That should give the people of Texas ample time to consider who my successor will be," she said.

Here is the letter:

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Reeve Hamilton worked at the Tribune from 2009 to 2015, covering higher education and politics and hosting the Tribune's weekly podcast. His writing has also appeared in Texas Monthly and The Texas Observer.... More by Reeve Hamilton

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