Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, longtime Maryland Democrat, to retire from Congress

TIMONIUM, Md. (AP) — Maryland Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger says he won’t seek a 12th term in Congress. The 77-year-old Democrat said in a video message on Friday that he will retire. He has represented his Baltimore-area district since 2003. Ruppersberger says the decision was difficult because Congress needs members like him who care more about constituents than cable news hits, but it’s time to pass the torch to a younger generation. As the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee from 2011 to 2015, Ruppersberger used to be a member of the “Gang of Eight,” a group of congressional leaders that receives the most sensitive intelligence information.