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GOP’s Tillis Will Not Seek Reelection

by Sandra Rhodes
June 30, 2025 at 10:56 am
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GOP’s Tillis Will Not Seek Reelection

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) talks to reporters as he walks to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Republican lawmakers are aiming to complete passage of the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" by this weekend, which by some estimates would add at least $2.8 trillion to the $36.2 trillion U.S. debt in the long term. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced Sunday that he will not seek reelection in 2026.

Tillis’ announcement came hours after Tillis voted against President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In return, Trump said he was ready to amass competitors to run against Tillis in the primary, per ABC News.

Tillis said it was “not a hard choice” to not seek a third term. He added he was done “navigating the political theatre and partisan gridlock in Washington.”

The senator opposed the bill because of its Medicaid provisions. The president accused Tillis of “grandstanding.” He said Tillis was “making a BIG MISTAKE for America, and the Wonderful People of North Carolina!”

The facts matter. The people matter. The Senate’s Medicaid approach breaks promises and will kick people off of Medicaid who truly need it. The Senate can make one simple fix to make sure that won’t happen. pic.twitter.com/zvW1AgCxBF

— Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) June 30, 2025

When Tillis announced he would not seek reelection, Trump called it “Great News!” on social media.

Donald J. Trump Truth Social 06.29.25 05:19 AM EST

Great News! “Senator” Thom Tillis will not be seeking reelection.

— Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) June 29, 2025

In his announcement, Tillis wrote about former Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.). Both retired last cycle.

“They were shunned after they courageously refused to cave to their party bosses,” Tillis wrote. “It’s become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to embrace bipartisanship, compromise, and demonstrate independent thinking are becoming an endangered species.”

“It underscores the greatest form of hypocrisy in American politics. When people see independent thinking on the other side, they cheer. But when those very same people see independent thinking coming from their side, they scorn, ostracize, and even censure them,” Tillis continued.

Tillis noted that more than 600,000 North Carolinians’ Medicaid coverage would be at risk. He wanted his colleagues to understand the ramifications.

“I just encouraged other members to go to their states and just measure how….take a look at the proposed cuts and tell me whether or not you can absorb it in the normal course of business, and in many cases, you’re gonna find that you can’t,” Tillis said last week.

“I think it’s a matter of doing smart policy, and that’s all I’m suggesting here,” he continued.

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Sandra Rhodes

Sandra Rhodes

IJR, Contributor Writer She was a Story Editor for Indpendent Journal Review since November 2022 and has written for IJR since February 2024. She has been in the newspaper business in various capacities since 1998.

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