Greg Walden to retire in latest sign of GOP doubts about retaking House

Greg Walden to retire in latest sign of GOP doubts about retaking House-politico: Rep. Greg Walden, the top Republican on the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, will retire at the end of this Congress, the latest sign that Republicans see a struggle to retake the House in 2020. The 62-year-old Walden, who was first elected in 1998, said he was confident he'd win reelection but decided instead to end his congressional career in January 2021.