This slim majority of House Republicans currently holds may end up even slimmer. House Speaker Mike Johnson has revealed, Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) may have a terminal illness. Dunn, who previously announced in January that he had health issues, said he would not seek re-election. After his announcement, rumors swirled about whether the lawmaker would be able to finish his current term. The Tallahassee Democrat reported more on Rep. Dunn’s diagnosis: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson reportedly told GOP donors at a Florida event that U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn of Panama City may have a “terminal diagnosis.” The news was revealed in a text message alert from Punchbowl News and amplified on X by Punchbowl founder Jake Sherman, sourcing it to “multiple” attendees. “Johnson asked participants in a political briefing at a GOP retreat in Key Biscayne, Fla., to pray for Dunn,” Sherman posted. The 73-year-old Republican, who has said he would not seek reelection this year, has denied previous reports that he planned to step down as early as this summer. Republicans now have bare a minimum number of 218 members – or a two-vote majority – to control the U.S. House. Neal Dunn has fought for us in the Panhandle — Join me in fighting for him with prayer. https://t.co/M5LTV38UPF — Keith Gross (@KeithGross) February 27, 2026 Dunn joins dozens of U.S. lawmakers who will not be seeking re-election. In total, combining both Republicans and Democrats, 60 lawmakers have announced their days in Congress will soon be over. NBC News has the numbers from each side: Some feel they’ve hit an appropriate retirement age. Others want to tend to their health or their families. Yet more are leaving because they don’t like the workplace. Add it all together, and members of Congress are heading for the exit at a historically high rate ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with two more House Republicans adding themselves to a growing roster just last week. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., announced Wednesday that he was retiring from Congress, while Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., announced Friday that he wouldn’t run for re-election, either. Loudermilk said he wants “to spend more dedicated time with my family,” while Amodei said it was “the right time for Nevada and myself to pass the torch.” The latest retirements mean 60 members of Congress have decided not to run for re-election this year — 51 House members and nine senators. It’s the most retirements from both chambers combined this century, according to historical data from the Brookings Institution’s Vital Statistics on Congress. That includes lawmakers who are retiring from political life altogether and those leaving their seats to run for other offices, but it doesn’t include members who have resigned or died during the current Congress. So far, 30 House Republicans are retiring, compared with 21 Democrats. The Senate is more evenly divided, with five Republicans and four Democrats retiring, as Democrats face an uphill battle to net the four seats they need for control. The Senate figure also doesn’t include a handful of members who are running for other offices but aren’t up for re-election this year, like Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo. Updated Senate graphic! pic.twitter.com/DKlo5fRAl3 — Rachel Schilke (@rachel_schilke) February 10, 2026