Rep. José Serrano, a 16-term Democrat from the South Bronx, has announced he has Parkinson’s disease and will retire at the end of his term.
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images fileWASHINGTON — Rep. José Serrano, a 16-term Democrat from the South Bronx, has announced he has Parkinson’s disease and will retire at the end of his term.
“After my diagnosis, I initially planned to continue my work representing the people of the South Bronx far into the future — a responsibility that brings me great joy,""Although this disease has not affected my work in Congress, over the last few months I’ve come to the realization that Parkinson’s will eventually take a toll, and that I cannot predict its rate of advancement."
Serrano, 75, said he hopes to serve during the remainder of his term in the 116th Congress and does"not intend to seek re-election in 2020." As chairman of a House Appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the departments of Justice and Commerce, Serrano said in a statement that until his term ends he would work on advancing climate change research, making the justice system more fair and assuring an accurate 2020 Census count.
The Bronx politician of Puerto Rican descent, who has been serving in Congress since 1990, is considered to be one of the foremost defenders of Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory where he was born.
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