Luetkemeyer retirement upends 2025 race for house committee top GOP member

In a move that shakes up the race for the lead Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., announced last week that he will not run for reelection this year.

Luetkemeyer gave no reason for his retirement from the seat he has held since 2009. He said he made the decision after “a lot of thoughtful discussion with my family.”

Luetkemeyer, a former community banker and bank examiner, was a reliable vote for financial services groups seeking to block proposals from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He also supported legislation that would convert the bureau into a commission.

Consumer groups on the other hand, often accused the former community banker of supporting anti-consumer legislation.

 

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