THE TIME HAS COME FOR ME TO
SEEK A NEW CHALLENGE.
NOW, AT 6:00 THE END OF AN
ERA.
THE DEAN OF SOUTH FLORIDA'S
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
EXPLAINING WHY SEE SAYS THE
TIME IS RIGHT FOR HER TO
RETIRE.
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN HAS
SERVED IN CONGRESS 14 TERMS BUT
WILL NOT BE RETURNING FOR TERM
NUMBER 15.
SHE SPENT TIME TALKING ABOUT
THE DECISION THAT CAME AS QUITE
A SURPRISE TO A LOT OF US IN
SOUTH FLORIDA, GARY
NELSON HAS COVERED ALL 28 YEARS
OF HER CONGRESSIONAL CAREER.
HE'S LIVE AT HER OFFICES IN
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE WHERE SO
MANY PEOPLE WENT FOR
CONSTITUENT SERVICES.
Reporter: ABSOLUTELY.
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN IS A SERIAL
WINNER.
AND WHEN SHE LEAVES HER
CONGRESSIONAL TENURE, THE
LONGEST TENURED MEMBER OF
CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF
FLORIDA, NEXT YEAR, IT WILL BE
ON HER TERMS.
I HAVE DECIDED THAT I WILL
NOT SEEK REELECTION.
Reporter: ILEANA ROS-
LEHTINEN, THE DEAN OF FLORIDA
LAWMAKERS IN WASHINGTON
ANNOUNCING SHE WILL NOT RUN IN
2018.
ENDING A COMBINED 38 YEARS IN
THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND
CONGRESS SHE OFFERED NO SINGLE
REASON FOR HER DECISION TO
LEAVE ELECTED OFFICE.
THE TIME HAS COME FOR ME TO
SEEK A NEW CHALLENGE AND THE
SEASON HAS COME FOR ME TO LOOK
AT OTHER ADVENTURES THAT LIFE
HAS FOR ME.
Reporter: OF COURSE, SHE
HAS A FULL 20 MONTHS LEFT ON
HER TERM.
I STILL HAVE A LOT OF FIGHT
LEFT IN ME.
AND I WANT TO ASSURE THE
CONSTITUENTS OF MY
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT THAT I
WILL WORK DILIGENTLY.
Reporter: SHE HAS WORKED
HARDEST ON CORE CONSTITUENT
ISSUES, HELPING PEOPLE.
IT'S A GREAT JOB SERVING AND
HELPING PEOPLE, HELPING PEOPLE
NOT GET DEPORTED AND HELPING
THEM WITH SOCIAL
SECURITY BENEFITS AND MEDICARE.
Reporter: SHE'S BEEN A
LAWYER GETTING REPARATIONS FOR
VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST AND
PROMISES TO CONTINUE
THE BATTLE.
SHE'LL BE MISSED BECAUSE I
DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY THAT
COULD DO THE THINGS THAT SHE
DID FOR US SURVIVORS.
Reporter: SHE'S CRUISED TO
VICTORY AFTER VICTORY AFTER HER
DISTRICT WAS REDRAWN
DEMOCRATIC.
SHE DIDN'T VET FOR DONALD TRUMP
AND SHE SAYS INVECTIVE IN D.C.
DIDN'T PROMPT HER DECISION NOT
TO RUN, AGAIN.
I'VE BEEN THERE SO MANY
YEARS I DON'T RECALL A TIME
WHERE THERE HASN'T BEEN THAT
INFIGHTING.
Reporter: FIGHTING THE GOOD
FIGHT SHE'S SHATTERED CEILINGS
THE FIRST HISPANIC ELECTED TO
THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.
THE FIRST CUBAN AMERICAN
ELECTED TO CONGRESS.
THE FIRST WOMAN TO CHAIR A
MAJOR COMMITTEE.
SHE HOPES SHE'S RAISED THE BAR.
AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER YOUNG
LADIES TO SAY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE
PUBLIC SERVICE IS FOR ME.
Reporter: WEATHER YOU LIKED
HER POLITICS OR NOT, ROS-
LEHTINEN HAS BEEN UNIVERSALLY
WELL, LIKED.
SHE WILL LEAVE WASHINGTON A
FRIEND TO THOSE ACROSS ALL
PARTIES, ACROSS ALL AISLES.
ROS-LEHTINEN PROVIDED N DETAIL
IN THE WAY OF WHAT HER NEXT
GREAT ADVENTURE MIGHT BE.
BUT PERHAPS WE WILL SEE HER
TEACHING SOMEWHERE, SHE DOES
HAVE A PH.D.
IN EDUCATION.
WE'RE LIVE IN WEST MIAMI-DADE,
GARY NELSON, CBS4 NEWS.
STAY TUNED FOR THAT, GARY,
THANK YOU.
THE DEMOCRATS WHO REPRESENT
SOUTH FLORIDA IN WASHINGTON ARE
ALSO REACTING TO HER DECISION
TO RETIRE.
HERE'S SOME OF WHAT THEY HAD TO
SAY.
SHE'S A GREAT PERSON TO HAVE
ON YOUR SIDE.
AND SHE'LL DEFINITELY BE
MISSED.
SOMETIMES YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND HOW THE FRIENDSHIPS
TAKE OVER EVERYTHING ELSE THAT
TRIES TO PULL US APART.
SHE ALWAYS LIGHTS UP A ROOM,
MAKES EVERYONE FEEL LIKE THEY
ARE THE ONLY PERSON THAT
MATTERS AT THAT MOMENT.
AND SHE EXUDES THE KIND OF OF
WARMTH, KINDNESS AND VISION AND
SHE'S GOING TO BE SORELY
MISSED.
STAY WITH CBS4 NEWS AND
CBSMIAMI.COM AS WE CONTINUE TO
COVER ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN'S
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