Politics & Government

6th Dist. Congresswoman Lynn Woosey to retire

Woolsey's 6th District does not cover Healdsburg, which is in the 1st District and is represented by Congressman Mike Thompson.

 Ten-term Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey announced this afternoon she is retiring at the end of her current term.

Woolsey, a Democrat whose 6th District includes Marin County and most of Sonoma County, made the announcement this afternoon at her Petaluma home. Rumors of her intention to retire first surfaced in December.

The 6th District includes the cities of Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Petaluma, Novato, San Rafael, and Mill Valley.

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Healdsburg is in the 1st Congressional District and is represented by Congressman Mike Thompson.

Woolsey, 73, was elected to the House of Representatives in 1992 and has been re-elected to every term since. She is the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

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Just before her current term ends in 2012, Woolsey will turn 75, and she said that "after two decades of service in this district, it will be time for me to move on."

Assemblyman Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, Marin County Supervisor Susan Adams and author Norman Solomon have indicated they intend to run for Woolsey's seat.

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