2026年4月29日 美国东部时间6:11 / 福克斯新闻频道
丹尼尔·韦伯斯特自2011年初以来一直在国会众议院任职
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佛罗里达州共和党众议员丹尼尔·韦伯斯特宣布，他今年不会竞选连任。
“经过大量虔诚的考量，并与我深爱的妻子桑迪讨论后，我决定不再寻求连任美国众议院议员，”他在周二的一份新闻稿中说道。
“能在众议院代表我深爱的州，是我的荣誉和荣幸。我从未将自己对佛罗里达州辛勤工作的纳税人和家庭的责任视为理所当然，我始终致力于推进切合实际的改革和有原则的政策。现在是时候将接力棒交给下一位保守派领导人，并有更多宝贵的时间陪伴我的妻子、孩子和24个孙辈了，”他补充道。
因性行为不端指控和驱逐威胁升级，众议员科里·米尔斯迎来首位共和党挑战者
2026年3月25日，佛罗里达州共和党众议员丹尼尔·韦伯斯特在国会大厦离开众议院共和党会议会议。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-滚呼公司 盖蒂图片社供图）
韦伯斯特自2011年初以来一直在美国众议院任职。
“在国会任职期间，我一直致力于推动立法改革，以恢复议员主导的议事程序和财政责任。为了以身作则，我每年都削减自己的国会薪资和办公室预算，累计向财政部返还超过600万美元的结余，以此作为恢复财政责任的一小步但有意义的举措，”这位议员说道。“这是我任职期间最能体现议员主导的一届国会，我们在逐年削减开支方面取得了巨大进展。”
就在他宣布退休的前一天，佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯公布了该州新的国会选区划分方案。
罗恩·德桑蒂斯公布新佛罗里达州国会选区地图，将为共和党额外增加四个席位
该方案根据人口变化重新划分了佛罗里达州的国会选区，整合了倾向共和党的区域，并新增了四个更有利于共和党候选人的席位。（罗恩·德桑蒂斯州长办公室供图）
如果州议会（参众两院均为共和党多数党）批准该重新划分方案，方案将提交给德桑蒂斯签署生效，并适用于2026年中期选举。
“别这么做。我从一开始就这么说，”彭博新闻社（Punchbowl News）上月援引韦伯斯特的话称，“我经历过足够多的席位重新分配，我知道这是一条滑坡路。”
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2024年1月17日，佛罗里达州共和党众议员丹尼尔·韦伯斯特抵达国会大厦参加众议院共和党团核心会议。（比尔·克拉克/CQ-滚呼公司 盖蒂图片社供图）
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佛罗里达州联邦参议员、该州前州长里克·斯科特在X平台上发文回应了韦伯斯特的退休声明，称韦伯斯特是“一位勤奋的工作者和美国爱国者”，“将数十年的生命奉献给了佛罗里达州伟大的人民”，并补充道，“他是一位伟大的朋友，自豪地为我们的国家服务。我感谢我们共同为州和国家所取得的一切成就。”
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House Republican from Florida announces he won’t seek re-election this year
April 29, 2026 6:11am EDT / Fox News
Daniel Webster has served in the lower congressional chamber since early 2011
By Alex Nitzberg Fox News
Republican Rep. Daniel Webster of Florida announced that he will not run for re-election this year.
“After much prayerful consideration and discussion with my beloved wife Sandy, I have decided not to seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives,” he said, according to a Tuesday press release.
“It has been an honor and privilege to represent my beloved state in the U.S. House of Representatives. I’ve never taken for granted my responsibility to Florida’s hardworking taxpayers and families to advance common-sense reforms and principled policy. The time has come to pass the torch to the next conservative leader and spend more precious time with my wife, children and 24 grandchildren,” he noted.
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Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on March 25, 2026.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Webster has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since early 2011.
“Throughout my time in Congress, I have fought for legislative reforms that would restore a member-driven process and fiscal responsibility. To set an example, I have reduced my congressional salary and office budget every year, returning over $6 million in savings to the Treasury as a small but meaningful step toward restoring fiscal responsibility,” the lawmaker said. “This has been the most member-driven Congress of my time, and we have made great progress in cutting spending year over year.”
His retirement announcement came the day after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a proposed new congressional map for the state.
RON DESANTIS UNVEILS NEW FLORIDA CONGRESSIONAL MAP THAT WOULD GIVE THE GOP AN EXTRA FOUR SEATS
The proposed map redraws Florida’s congressional districts to reflect population shifts, consolidating GOP-leaning areas and creating four additional Republican-favored seats.(Office of Governor Ron DeSantis)
Should the state legislature, which holds a Republican majority in both the state House and Senate, approve the redrawing, it would then return to DeSantis to be signed into law and would apply to the 2026 midterms.
“Don’t do it. I’ve said it from the beginning,” Punchbowl News reported Webster as saying last month. “I’ve been around enough reapportionments to know it’s a slippery slope.”
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Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla., arrives for the House Republican Conference caucus meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 17, 2024.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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In a post on X, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, who is also the Sunshine State’s former governor, responded to the congressman’s retirement announcement by calling Webster “a hard worker and an American patriot” who “dedicated decades of his life to serving the great people of Florida,” adding, “He’s a great friend who served our nation with pride. I’m grateful for all that we have accomplished together for our state and nation.”
Fox News Digital’s Preston Mizell contributed to this report
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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