By Ben Kamisar
TheHill
January 31, 2018
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, surprised Washington on Wednesday by announcing that he will not run for reelection.
Gowdy, 53, is the 10th committee chairman to decide against reelection in 2018, an exodus that has raised concerns about a brain drain within the GOP ranks.