Indiana Rep. Steve Buyer won’t seek re-election

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Indiana Republican Congressman Steve Buyer has decided he won’t seek re-election this year and will leave Congress after 18 years.

Buyer choked back tears as he made the announcement today, saying “its been an honor.”

The 51-year-old Buyer is the top Republican on the House Veterans Affairs Committee and represents Indiana’s heavily Republican 4th District.

He has faced questions in recent months about a private scholarship foundation he created that had raised more than $880,000 since 2003 without awarding any scholarships. He has defended his handling of the foundation.

-- Associated Press