Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kan., said Thursday he will not seek reelection for a third term, putting even more pressure on Republicans to hold their razor-thin majority in the House.

LaTurner, 36, who represents Kansas’ second congressional district, said in a statement posted on X that serving in and running for Congress “has taken a toll” and he wants to pursue other opportunities and spend more time with his family.

The House Republican majority has been narrowed to 218-213 following the early departures of such lawmakers as former Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California, Ken Buck of Colorado, Bill Johnson of Ohio, and Chris Stewart of Utah, plus the expulsion of George Santos of New York. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, was set to leave Friday but might stay through the weekend to vote on a series of foreign aid bills to Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region.

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