Gowdy, a former prosecutor, said he will be returning to the justice system.
"I will not be filing for re-election to Congress nor seeking any other political or elected office," he said in a statement. "Whatever skills I may have are better utilized in a courtroom than in Congress, and I enjoy our justice system more than our political system." (Reporting by Susan Cornwell)U.S. Rep. Gowdy, House Oversight panel chairman, won't run for re-election
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