Hollingsworth will not run for re-election

Ninth District Congressman Trey Hollingsworth.

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN — Ninth District Congressman Trey Hollingsworth has announced he will not run for re-election this year.

In a social media post, Hollingsworth said he made a pledge to limit his terms in office, and that the Founding Fathers did not intend for public service to be a career.

The Republican lawmaker was first elected to Congress in 2016.

Indiana’s redrawn 9th Congressional District will include Ripley, Franklin, Decatur, and Dearborn counties starting this year.