Democratic Congressman Mike Levin today called on US President Joe Biden to withdraw his candidacy for the November election.

Underlining that he has respect for Joe Biden’s many years of service, the 45-year-old Levin says in his statement: “I think it’s time for President Biden to hand over the baton,” adding that “it’s time to move on, with a new leader.”

So far, 18 members of Congress and one Democratic senator have publicly called on President Biden to withdraw from the race. They are Congressmen Lloyd Doggett (Texas), Raul Grijalva (Arizona), Seth Moulton (Massachusetts), Mike Quigley (Illinois), Angie Craig (Minnesota), Adam Smith (Washington), Mickey Sherrill (New Jersey), Pat Ryan ( New York), Earl Blumenauer (Oregon), Hilary Solten (Michigan), Brad Snyder (Illinois), Ed Case (Hawaii), Greg Stanton (Arizona), Jim Himes (Connecticut), Scott Peters (California), Eric Sorensen (Illinois ), Brittany Petersen (Colorado), Mike Levin (California), and Sen. Peter Welch (Vermont).