Runyan,
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"Politics shouldn't be a career and I never intended to make it one,
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But a Democrat has already gotten into the race for the seat. Burlington County Freeholder Aimee Belgard announced her candidacy on Wednesday in front of the Mount Laurel home that once belonged to Alice Paul, a suffragist and women's rights leader.
A spokesman said Runyan would not give interviews Wednesday.
"Jon came to Congress to help get our country back on track, and since Day One, he has been an important part of our efforts to reform the federal government and get reckless spending under control,
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The former offensive lineman with the Philadelphia Eagles defeated an incumbent Democrat to win his seat in 2010, one of dozens of newcomers who lifted the GOP into the majority in the House.
"Congressman Runyan is the 14th House Republican to bail from Speaker (John) Boehner's sinking ship, and his retirement makes this swing district even more competitive," said Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
"As a Member of the Armed Services Committee, Jon has been the tireless advocate and teammate for the men and women of Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst and our military. He protected the troops and veterans with the tenacity you'd expect from an offensive lineman — both while they were in harm's way and when they returned home as veterans," he said in a statement.
Runyan's district is one that has been controlled by Republicans for more than a century except when Democratic John Adler won it as an open seat against a divided Republican Party in 2008 as President Barack Obama swept into office. Runyon defeated Adler amid the tea party's breakthrough two years later.
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Republican Jon Runyan,
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Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon,
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Runyan, who turns 40 at the end of the month,
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