GOP Congressman From Illinois Won’t Run in 2008
By Carla K. Johnson
Associated Press

JOLIET, Ill., Sept. 21 — Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Ill.), facing questions about his ethics, announced Friday that he will not seek an eighth term.

“I need to give my family the time needed to be a full-time dad and full-time husband,” Weller said during a Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce luncheon. “I’m 50 years old; I’ve given half of my life to public service.” …

Weller is among 13 congressmen who were recently served subpoenas to testify for the defense in a case against a contractor accused of bribing imprisoned former congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-Calif.).

Seven other House Republicans have announced that they will step down at the end of this Congress’s term.