GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell said Thursday he will not be seeking reelection in 2026, ending his decade-long career in the Senate.

“Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,” McConnell said in a statement to The Associated Press. “Every day in between I’ve been humbled by the trust they’ve placed in me to do their business here. Representing our commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime. I will not seek this honor an eighth time. My current term in the Senate will be my last.”

The 83-year-old senator will serve his remaining term until it ends in January 2027.

McConnell was first elected to office in 1984 and he served as the Senate majority leader from 2015 to 2021.

McConnell has had declining health over the past few years with a series of falls that have occurred.