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Nita Lowey Says She Won't Seek Re-Election After 31 Years In Congress Nita Lowey Says She Won't Seek Re-Election After 31 Years In Congress
Nita Lowey Says She Won't Seek Re-Election After 31 Years In Congress Click here for a related story: Who's Up Next? Speculation Swirls About Possible Candidates For Nita Lowey's Congressional Seat Longtime Congresswoman Nita Lowey, who represented most of Westchester and all of Rockland,  will not seek re-election in 2020. Lowey, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, made the announcement on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 10 that she will not seek a 17th term in office. She retires after more than three decades in Congress. “It is my deep honor and privilege to serve my community and my country, and I will always be grateful to the pe…