RALEIGH, SGRToday.com - After nine terms representing North Carolina's 9th district in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Sue Myrick has announced she will not seek a tenth term. Myrick, who is 70 years old, said in her announcement that she talked with her family before making her decision. 

 

"I'm grateful for the privilege of serving you," Myrick said. "Thanks for the trust you've placed in us all these years," she added, after praising her staff. 

 

Myrick is chairwoman of the Select Committee on Intelligence's Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis and Counterintelligence subcommittee. She is a former mayor of Charlotte.

 

The North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation's Preliminary Partisan District Rankings lists the 9th district seat as "Leaning Republican."