The Democratic lawmaker, who represents a district President Trump won by nearly 10 percentage points last year, pointed to frustration with the current government shutdown as well as family considerations.

For the past seven years, Rep. Jared Golden has held the reddest district of any House Democrat in the country. One of the few members of Congress in recent years who has been willing to break with the party line — on issues ranging from gun laws,

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.6.25: Maine’s Jared Golden joins the retirement parade Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.

Democratic congressman Jared Golden has announced his retirement, saying he will not be running for re-election in his battleground Maine district. The 43-year-old cited political violence and extreme polarisation in the US as reasons why he is leaving office, penning an opinion piece published in his hometown newspaper.

Maine's competitive House race shifts toward Republicans after Democrat Jared Golden announces retirement from Congress, shaking up 2026 election predictions.