Devin Nunes Announces Intent to Retire at End of 2021

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Alex Tavlian, The San Joaquin Valley Sun

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) will retire at the conclusion of his current and 10th term in Congress, his office told constituents on Monday.

His decision comes amid California’s hasty, and oft-chaotic, redistricting process which drastically reshaped the political map. Current drafts would have seen Nunes running for a newly-drawn seat that merged the northeastern San Joaquin Valley and Sierra Nevadas, anchored by Turlock and Modesto and running from Lake Tahoe to Death Valley.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story stated Nunes would retire at the close of 2022. He will retire at the end of December.

Nunes, a Tulare dairy farmer and former trustee of the College of the Sequoias, was first elected to Congress in 2002 in a crowded Republican field after serving as the California State Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development section.

This story will be updated.

Alex Tavlian is the Executive Editor of The San Joaquin Valley Sun and Executive Director of Valley Future Foundation. You can reach Alex at alex.tavlian@sjvsun.com.