Perhaps it’s wishful thinking, or perhaps it’s based on the inside-the-Beltway rumor mill. But Democrats continue to believe U.S. Rep. John Katko is a prime candidate for retirement before the 2020 election.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the House Democrats’ political arm, renewed speculation about Katko’s political future by circulating a FiveThirtyEight.com story that mentions the Camillus Republican and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a GOP congressman from Pennsylvania.