After 40 years in office, Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman will retire. "I think it’s time to let somebody else come in and take on some of these fights," Waxman told Politico of his decision to step down ...

Henry Waxman was first elected as part of the historic "Class of 1974," a group of 92 new members of Congress elected immediately after the Watergate Scandal. He retired in 2014 after forty years in ...

Rep. Henry Waxman announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election after 40 years in office. Waxman made the announcement in a statement issued Thursday morning. Waxman, whose first campaign was ...

Standing five feet, five inches tall, with a thick mustache and a warm smile, Henry Waxman says that he came to Congress to help people. He credits his parents with instilling in him a sense of ...

You’d think that, 40 years in, a congressman might grow cynical about the prospects of government meddling. Not retiring Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.)! Waxman’s potentially-final words to Congress were ...

Rep. Henry Waxman, Democrat of California, will retire at the end of this year, he announced Thursday, ending a four-decade congressional career during which he was one of Nancy Pelosi’s closest ...

A woman prepares a package for delivery at the Fifth Street post office recently. (Daniel Archuleta daniela@www.smdp.com) DOWNTOWN — Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Santa Monica) appealed the decision to close ...

Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman is retiring after 40 years in Washington. His district largely encompasses the westside of L.A., from Malibu down to the South Bay. This week, voters chose another ...

Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., left, and Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich.Left; Manuel Balce / AP: Lauren Victoria Burke / AP Nowhere but on Capitol Hill could a 69-year-old politician serving his 17th term be ...

With just a few days to go before the June 3 primary, attack mailers and apparently harassing phone calls have been lobbed in the crowded race to succeed retiring Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills ...

U.S. Representative Henry Waxman is retiring at the end of this year after 20 terms representing California’s 33rd District. We speak to the congressman about his accomplishments and time in office.