Indiana Rep. Buyer (R) Retiring
Indiana Rep. Steve Buyer (R) will reportedly announce today that he not seeking re-election this year. WISH-TV in Indianapolis reports Buyer is retiring because his wife is ill.
Buyer's retirement leaves Republicans with 15 open seats to protect next year. That's a few more than Democrats, however more Dem seats are considered competitive.
Buyer has represented Indiana's 4th District since 1992 and won with at least 60 percent of the vote in each re-election since. John McCain carried the district by 13 points in 2008; four years earlier, George W. Bush won it by 39 points.