Texas Rep. Will Hurd, House's Only Black Republican, Won't Seek Reelection In 2020

"I left a job I loved in the CIA as an undercover officer to meet what I believed to be a need for new leadership in Congress on intelligence and national security matters," Hurd said in a statement. "I wanted to help the Intelligence Community in a different way by bringing my knowledge and experience to Congress. I'm leaving the House of Representatives to help our country in a different way. I want to use my knowledge and experience to focus on these generational challenges in new ways. It was never my intention to stay in Congress forever, but I will stay involved in politics to grow a Republican Party that looks like America."

First elected to Congress in 2014, Hurd represents a perpetual swing district that is one of the largest in the country, stretching from San Antonio to just outside El Paso and taking in over 800 miles of the Southern border. Hurd is also the last Republican to represent a district along the U.S.-Mexico border.

But Hurd has opposed Trump's push for a border wall, saying that "building a 30-foot-wall from sea to shining sea is the most expensive and least efficient way to do border security." Hurd also pushed for a permanent fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.