When Raúl Burciaga, director of the New Mexico Legislative Council Service for the past 14 years, chose Aug. 30 as his retirement date, top of mind was NCSL’s 2024 Legislative Summit in Louisville, Ky., earlier in the month.

Rep. Pedro Marin, who after 22 years is the longest-serving Hispanic member of the Georgia Legislature, has announced he won’t run for reelection.

Mark Andrews, a longtime policy analyst for the Utah Legislative Research Office, retired on Jan. 16. Specializing in health policy, Andrews helped create the nation’s second health care exchange and served as an NCSL standing...

Alyce Clarke, who took office in 1985 as the first Black woman elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, has announced she will retire at the end of her term in 2024. She is the state’s longest-serving female legislator.

Patrick O’Donnell, 73, is retiring after 45 years as Nebraska Legislature's clerk. 

After 45 years and 46 legislative sessions, 43 of them spent with the Minnesota House under seven different speakers, Bill Marx is riding into the proverbial sunset as one of the nation’s longest-serving chief fiscal analysts.