Former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino announced that he supports term limits for the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Will it be the ticket for him to win the Republican primary for Congress?
- The last congressman to favor term limits was Joe Scarborough, but he didn’t impose a limit on his public service. He won a fourth term in 2000, only to resign in five months of the term to work for Levin Papantonio.
U.S. Term Limits (USTL) praised Valentino for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. Valentino is the first signer in this race. The special election is scheduled for Jan. 28, 2025.
USTL PRESS RELEASE:
U.S. Term Limits has the support of more than 150 pledge signers in Congress. USTL President Philip Blumel commented on Valentino’s pledge saying, “Gene’s strong support of term limits shows that there are individuals who are willing to put self-interest aside to follow the will of the people. America needs a Congress that will be served by citizen legislators, not career politicians.”
The U.S. Term Limits amendment pledge is provided to every announced candidate for federal office. It reads, “I pledge that as a member of Congress, I will cosponsor and vote for the U.S. Term Limits amendment of three (3) House terms and two (2) Senate terms and no longer limit.”
Blumel noted, “We have seen a dramatic increase in supporters wanting term limits on Congress. More than 87% of Americans have rejected the career politician model and want to replace it with citizen leadership. The way to achieve that goal is through congressional term limits.”
According to the latest nationwide poll on term limits conducted by Pew Research, term limits enjoy wide bipartisan support. Pew’s analysis states, “An overwhelming majority of adults (87%) favor limiting the number of terms that members of Congress are allowed to serve. This includes a majority 56% who strongly favor this proposal, just 12% are opposed.”
Blumel concluded, “America is in trouble. Our career politicians have let the people down. It is time to return control of our nation to the people. It is time for a constitutional amendment limiting congressional terms.”
The term limits amendment resolutions would require a two-thirds majority in the House and Senate, and ratification by 38 states, in order to become part of the U.S. Constitution.
