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U.S. Rep. Langevin will not seek reelection

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James Bessette

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January 18, 2022 1:47 pm

U.S. REP. JIM LANGEVIN, D-R.I., who has served in Congress for more than two decades, will not seek re-election this November. / COURTESY U.S. REP. JIM LANGEVIN — U.S. REP. JAMES R. LANGEVIN, D-R.I., who has served in Congress for more than two decades, will not seek reelection this November. / COURTESY U.S. REP. JAMES R. LANGEVIN

PROVIDENCE – Rep. James R. Langevin, D-R.I., who became the first quadriplegic to be elected to Congress more than two decades ago, announced Tuesday in a YouTube video that he will not seek reelection to another term in the U.S. House this November. Langevin, with his announcement, will end a government career that spanned 36…