House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington says he will retire from Congress at the end of his term in 2027, ending a decade of service on Capitol Hill.
“It has been the most profound privilege and the honor of a lifetime to be your voice in our nation’s capital,” he said in a social media video addressed to his West Texas constituents.
The 53-year-old Texas Republican noted many legislative accomplishments in his tenure, including restoring cotton to the Farm Bill, securing the next-generation bomber at Dyess Air Force Base and establishing the Ports-to-Plains federal highway, he said in a statement.
Mr. Arrington, the architect of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” was endorsed by the president for re-election in 2026.
“After much prayer and deliberation, I believe it’s time to pass the torch to the next citizen-legislator from the Food, Fuel, and Fiber Capital of the World,” he said.
It has always been his firm conviction that public service be a lifetime commitment, he said, while public office is a temporary stewardship, not a career.
Mr. Arrington wants to ride into “that big, beautiful West Texas sunset and to live under the laws that I passed.”
After his term, he’s looking forward to his next leadership challenge and spending more time with his wife and three children.
He said he plans to finish his term by pushing for more fiscal reforms, including another budget reconciliation bill, first reported by Fox News Digital. He said he plans to “remain focused on advancing the America First agenda” while growing the Republican majority.
His conservative Lubbock congressional district is unlikely to turn blue in next year’s midterm elections.
“Representing the God-fearing, freedom-loving people of West Texas has been a labor of love and an honor of a lifetime — and I will be forever grateful for the trust they placed in me,” he said.
