Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced on Monday that she will not seek re-election next year after being diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder that affects body movements.
Wexton, who is 55 and represents a Northern Virginia district, said she decided to settle on retiring from Congress at the end of her current term upon receiving a troubling health update several months after the congresswoman revealed that she had Parkinson’s disease.
Over the course of treatments and medical evaluations, doctors gave a “modified” diagnosis of Progressive Supra-nuclear Palsy, type-p (PSP-P), a form of Atypical Parkinsonism that is a kind of ‘Parkinson’s on steroids,’” Wexton explained in a statement.
“I’ve always believed that honesty is the most important value in public service, so I want to be honest with you
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