Stupak will not seek re-election
Representative Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democrat whose brokering of anti-abortion provisions in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul drew fire from both liberals and conservatives, said on Friday he will not seek re-election.
Democratic congressman Bart Stupak says he's not running for re-election this year.The Michigan lawmaker led a group of anti-abortion Democrats, whose last-minute support for health care reform was crucial to getting it passed.Stupak and his followers got a lot of criticism from opponents of the health bill -- and, the tea party movement has been campaigning to defeat him in November.