And two more - up to seventeen???

The number of Democrat Congress-critters not running for re-election is now up to around seventeen.
Nancy Pelosi has given indication but has not announced. See: Make that fifteen???

Makes a lot of sense - if they bow out now as a standing congressman, they can get a cushy job as a consultant or lobbyist.  If they run and lose?  Different story. From the New York Post:

Rep. Jackie Speier latest high-profile Dem retirement ahead of midterms
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) announced Tuesday she will not seek reelection in 2022, becoming the latest high-profile Democrat to retire from politics as the party seeks to hold on to narrow majorities in the House and Senate next year.

“It’s time for me to come home,” said Speier in a Twitter video announcing her decision.

Turns out that Senator Patrick Leahy is also stepping down - he has been there for a while.  From the New York Post:

Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy won’t seek re-election to Senate in 2022
Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the longest-serving member of the Senate, said Monday he will not seek re-election in 2022 to the seat he has held for eight terms — setting up the potential for a very longshot bid by a Republican for the seat.

Leahy, 81, said he and his wife, Marcelle, have concluded that “it is time to pass the torch to the next Vermonter who will carry on this work for our great state. It’s time to come home.”

Leahy is actually one of the good ones - smart and ethical.  He just serves the wrong side.