public office after he did get reelected in 2006, he announced he would retire and wouldn t run again. he said it was time to take on new challenges. instead of running for reelection in the next summer around, 2000, eight he endorsed a new republican to take a seat, a guy named chris lee. chris really seemed like a real up and comer in the republican party, he ended up winning the time reynolds seat by a huge margin. margin. this is a great republican district. he was an anti-gay, anti-proportion republican, a married, family values kind of guy who really campaigned on that as one of the reasons he should be in congress. he voted against the appeal of don t ask don t tell, gay people in the military, fair pay act, even though christy was this up incoming conservative republican from a totally safe republican seat in new york, his time in congress ended up being short lived.