Jerry McNerney Out!

It frustrates us that the Senate can't pass Build Back Better. 

Another Democrat heads for the doors. The Democrats control of the House of Representatives razor thin majority is at risk. Despite the House passing Build Back Better, the Senate keeps blocking it. Two white nationalist Democrats refuse to buck the stalling.

Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA) announced Tuesday he will not seek reelection in California's newly created 9th Congressional District.

I am very proud of the many accomplishments that my staff and I have achieved in Congress, including the creation of a major veteran’s health center facility in San Joaquin County, providing outstanding help for constituents with federal agencies...

— Jerry McNerney (@RepMcNerney) January 18, 2022

"I will keep working for the people of my district throughout the remainder of my term and look forward to new opportunities to continue to serve," McNerney said on Twitter.

McNerney, a Democrat, has served in Congress since 2007 as representative of a Stockton-based district, which includes parts of Contra Costa and Sacramento counties.

Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA), who serves District 10, announced Tuesday that he will run in the newly created District 9. 

District 10 includes Stanislaus County and part of San Joaquin County. Harder has represented District 10 since 2019 following a narrow win over Republican incumbent Jeff Denham.

McNerney was elected to Congress in 2006 in a flip of a long-held Republican seat, defeating former Tracy representative and then-House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo in District 11.

In December, California's redistricting commission reformulated District 9 to include much of San Joaquin County but exclude Lathrop and some unincorporated areas of south Tracy. Harder's District 10 will be split between the new District 5 and District 13.

Among McNerney’s accomplishments during his time in Congress was the acquisition of nearly $200 million in funding for the construction of a veterans' health clinic in French Camp.

McNerney authored multiple bills aimed at supporting veterans during his time in Congress, including legislation signed in 2016 that extended the period that veteran-owned businesses could maintain special status if the business owner died.

Last year ground was broken on  Victory Gardens, an affordable housing project for homeless veterans in French Champ.

McNerney serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

McNerney was born in Albuquerque and lived in Dublin when elected to Congress and later moved to Stockton.