EP 040 -- Fred Upton Retiring: Death of the GOP Moderate Continues. Trumpism continues to kill the old Republican party as another moderate GOP members of Congress, Fred Upton of Michigan, announces his retirement from Congress on February 5, 2022.  Upton was first elected to Congress in 1978. This was recorded in the Speaker's Lobby off the House floor in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Follow Lauren Burke @LVBurke and contact at [email protected].