Rep. Steven Woodrow, a stalwart of the House Democrats' progressive wing, announced Monday he won't seek a fourth and final term in the House in next year's election.

Woodrow posted the announcement on Facebook on Monday.

Woodrow was chosen by a vacancy committee in 2020 to represent House District 2, which includes the Capitol Hill neighborhood, after Rep. Chris Hansen was selected to replace Sen. Lois Court in the state Senate.

He easily won the election in the district, where Democrats outnumber Republicans by a three-to-one margin, in both the 2022 and 2024 contests.

Woodrow was a candidate for Hansen's seat in January after Hansen resigned to take a job with the La Plata Electric Association. Woodrow was believed to be the favorite, but the seat went to now-Sen. Matt Ball after fi

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