Republican Troy Edwin Nehls announced that, after five years as a member of the House of Representatives, he has decided not to seek another possible reelection.

The former police officer who was first elected to represent the state's 22nd district “Lone Star” in 2020, he turned to the X platform to send a message to those who voted for him, as at the end of his term as representative he will allow someone else to take his place.

“After more than 30 years in law enforcement serving and protecting my community as a police officer, agent, Fort Bend County Sheriff, Army veteran, and six years representing this district in Congress, I have made the decision, after conversations with my beautiful wife and daughters over the Thanksgiving holiday, to focus on my family and return home after this Congress,” he wrote.

A proponent of ending the immigration problem in the United States, Nehls was one of the main allies of President Donald Trump's policies to carry out the largest deportation of undocumented immigrants in history.

Therefore, the Wisconsin native, who at one time was deployed on combat missions carried out in the Middle East, and who retired from the military after more than two decades of service after earning two Bronze Star medals, says he informed the nation's leader about his decision to allow another Republican to participate in the electoral process. “President Trump has always been a staunch ally of our district and a true friend. I wanted him to know that first. Serving this country in the armed forces, serving our community in law enforcement, and serving this district in Congress has been the honor of my life. Thank you for your trust, your friendship, and your prayers,” he said. It should be noted that, in March,Troy Nehls endorsed fellow conservative Representative Brandon Gill in pushing a bill aimed at redesigning the $100 bill with Donald Trump's face replacing Benjamin Franklin.