LoBiondo to Retire in 2018: Last Moderate on Environment Republican

New Jersey Representative Frank LoBiondo (R) won’t seek reelection in 2018 and instead has announced his upcoming retirement. LoBiondo has served twelve terms representing New Jersey. Most recently, he split from the Trump Administration on issues such as healthcare and the current tax proposal. New Jersey Sierra Club Director Jeff Tittel has released the following statement:

“With LoBiondo retiring, New Jersey is losing one of the last of our moderate-on-the-environment Republicans. He led efforts for an important sign-on letter against permit applications for seismic activity in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean. LoBiondo is a member of the Climate Solutions Caucus, which is a bipartisan group in the House that explores policy options that addresses our changing climate.

“LoBiondo also helped introduce a national resolution calling for improving environmental stewardship. He voted against mountaintop mining and has opposed offshore drilling. He has spoken out against Trump’s environmental, and other, rollbacks and at times stood against other Republicans. Pro-environment and climate change protections Republicans have become an endangered species.”