WASHINGTON - After 24 years of service in Congress, Rep. Bruce Vento (D-Minn.), a ranking member of the House Banking and Financial Services Committee and a veteran credit union advocate-during the push for passage of H.R. 1151, he was an articulate CU supporter and a co-sponsor of the legislation-has announced he will not run for re-election to the House of Representatives for the 107th Congress due to health reasons.
Vento was diagnosed with a malignant lung cancer caused by exposure to asbetos.
Vento says he intends to continue to fulfill his responsibilities for the remainder of his term while he undergoes treatment.
