MAVOCKE--The oldest and longest-serving senator in the Federal Senate chamber will retire in 2014 rather than seek re-election.
John Warner-Patterson, a Nationalist from Wilkonshire, announced Monday that he will step down after serving more than 42 years in the Senate.
At 87, Warner-Patterson is the oldest current member of the Senate. He was first elected in 1962 at the age of 37, representing POG until the late 2000's, when he was elected to represent Wilkonshire.
In a press conference Monday morning, Warner-Patterson said he has "enjoyed the ride" of his roller coaster-like career.
"I've enjoyed the good times and the bad, the times of wealth and peace in this country and the times of downturn and conflict. I've enjoyed the battles in the Senate I've fought and the many times bipartisanship has won over party interests," said the senator.
"It has been a joy and a privilege to serve. I thank the people of POG and Wilkonshire for sending me back time and again to represent them."
After serving two terms, Warner-Patterson quit his Senate seat in 1974 to work as Secretary of Veterans Affairs and later chair InterLink, the agency that oversees Grassadellia's intelligence agencies.
He was re-elected to the Senate in 1982, and most recently was re-elected in a 2008 special election, winning with a modest 54% of the vote.
Warner-Patterson has long been seen as an affable person with an optimistic spirit. In recent years, he has received high marks from Nationalists and Conservatives alike.
His retirement leaves an open seat in a battleground state.
While Wilkonshire leans to the NAT, Conservatives have won in recent elections.
In other races, the NAT candidates won the election but just narrowly.
There's no indication from either party which candidates might run for the open seat, although party strategists on both sides say there is a healthy list of possible candidates.
John Warner-Patterson, a Nationalist from Wilkonshire, announced Monday that he will step down after serving more than 42 years in the Senate.
At 87, Warner-Patterson is the oldest current member of the Senate. He was first elected in 1962 at the age of 37, representing POG until the late 2000's, when he was elected to represent Wilkonshire.
In a press conference Monday morning, Warner-Patterson said he has "enjoyed the ride" of his roller coaster-like career.
"I've enjoyed the good times and the bad, the times of wealth and peace in this country and the times of downturn and conflict. I've enjoyed the battles in the Senate I've fought and the many times bipartisanship has won over party interests," said the senator.
"It has been a joy and a privilege to serve. I thank the people of POG and Wilkonshire for sending me back time and again to represent them."
After serving two terms, Warner-Patterson quit his Senate seat in 1974 to work as Secretary of Veterans Affairs and later chair InterLink, the agency that oversees Grassadellia's intelligence agencies.
He was re-elected to the Senate in 1982, and most recently was re-elected in a 2008 special election, winning with a modest 54% of the vote.
Warner-Patterson has long been seen as an affable person with an optimistic spirit. In recent years, he has received high marks from Nationalists and Conservatives alike.
His retirement leaves an open seat in a battleground state.
While Wilkonshire leans to the NAT, Conservatives have won in recent elections.
In other races, the NAT candidates won the election but just narrowly.
There's no indication from either party which candidates might run for the open seat, although party strategists on both sides say there is a healthy list of possible candidates.
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