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Congressman Ed Pastor announced he is retiring after a 23-year career.

Eleven-term Congressman Ed Pastor of Phoenix surprised pretty much everyone on Thursday when he announced he would not be running again and would leave office in January.

We talked with former lawmaker and political activist Alfredo Gutierrez about Pastor’s career, and consultant Catherine Alonzo told us who will be running for the open seat.