Updated 12:41 p.m. | Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Charlie Dent announced Tuesday that he would resign from Congress “in the coming weeks,” adding later that his last day would come sometime in May.

Dent, a moderate who was first elected to his 15th District in 2004, had already announced he was not running for re-election. In a statement Tuesday that was also posted on Twitter, he said he decided to leave the Hill early “after discussions with my family and careful reflection.”

“It is my intention to continue to aggressively advocate for responsible governance and pragmatic solutions in the coming years,” the congressman said.

Dent told Roll Call he has been considering several professional opportunities for his life after Congress, and the fact that he will likely make a decision in the next few weeks influenced his decision to resign early rather than finish his term.

“I’m pursuing several options,” he said. “Nothing is final. When it is, I’ll let everybody know. Right now my statement kind of stands as it is, that this just kind of felt like the right time.”