<p>An 87-year-old New Jersey state senator who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/87-year-old-new-jersey-state-senator-says-he-is-leaving-gop-to-become-a-democrat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ditched the Republican Party</a> now says he won&#8217;t seek re-election this year.</p>
<p>Two weeks after saying he would become a Democrat because GOP leaders &#8220;abandoned&#8221; him while he pursued another term, state Sen. Samuel Thompson <a href="https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/thompson-wont-seek-re-election-after-party-switch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told the New Jersey Globe</a> he wants to turn his attention to home.</p>
<p>“I have decided I’m not going to run for re-election,” Thompson said. &#8220;My priority should be my wife. She’s 91, and she’s had two falls in the last year and has trouble getting around. We are celebrating our 66th anniversary on Thursday. I owe her my full attention.&#8221;</p>
<p>Thompson made headlines earlier this month when he rebelled against the Republican Party after Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry, 63, <a href="https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/02/nj-senate-12th-distrcit-owen-henry-sam-thompson/69860352007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced he would compete</a> against him in the June GOP primary for New Jersey&#8217;s 12th legislative district.</p>
<p>The four-term state senator claimed ageism was to blame as GOP leaders signaled they were interested in a fresh face.</p>
<p>Some Democrats welcomed Thompson into their ranks, including <a href="https://newjerseyglobe.com/governor/murphy-welcomes-thompson-to-the-democratic-party-but-doesnt-endorse-him/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Governor Phil Murphy</a>, and Thompson claimed they had even &#8220;pledged to support my re-election.”</p>
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<p>Despite the party swap, Thompson insisted that he would not change his voting habits. “I am not a liberal; I’d put myself as a moderate conservative,” <a href="https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/how-is-trenton-reacting-to-sam-thompsons-party-switch-cautiously/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thompson said</a>, <a href="https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/how-is-trenton-reacting-to-sam-thompsons-party-switch-cautiously/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per the New Jersey Globe</a>.</p>
<p>But with a candidate petition filing <a href="https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deadline on March 27</a>, Thompson indicated that he wants to give Democrats the chance to come up with an alternative contender in his heavily Republican district.</p>
<p>“I wanted to make my announcement now so that my party has time to find another candidate,&#8221; he said.</p>

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