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Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) walks on Capitol Hill on May 4, 2022, in Washington. | Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo
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<p class="story-meta__authors">By <span class="vcard"><a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/burgess-everett" target="_top">Burgess Everett</a></span></p><p class="story-meta__timestamp">
<time datetime="2023-05-22 11:22:56">05/22/2023 11:22 AM EDT</time>
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<p class="story-text__paragraph ">Tom Carper announced on Monday he will not seek another term, opening up a safe Democratic Senate seat in Delaware next year.</p>
<p class="story-text__paragraph ">Carper’s impending retirement after four terms makes Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) the immediate favorite to succeed him. His retirement will also create at least one open spot in Democrats’ committee leadership come 2025; Carper currently chairs the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee.</p>
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Tom Carper's impending retirement after four terms makes Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) the immediate favorite to succeed him. {ai:summary}<p>Senator Tom Carper of Delaware has announced that he will not be running for another term, opening up a safe Democratic Senate seat in Delaware next year. His impending retirement after four terms makes Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester the immediate favorite to succeed him. #politics</p>

Carper to retire, opening safe Dem Senate seat

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