US EditionD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announces she will not run for re-election
Mayor Bowser cites family reasons and completed goals after a decade in office, highlighting major projects and a $310 million revenue event during her tenure, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced she will not seek a fourth term, telling NBC-4 Washington in an interview that aired Tuesday.
- Telling NBC Washington, Bowser said she made the decision for her family and to try something else while she still has energy.
- She highlighted lower unemployment and the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge used by more than 70,000 commuters daily, as well as the $3700 million Capital One Arena renovation and the $3.7 billion Washington Commanders deal.
- Her decision opens the door to possible candidates, with Robert White Jr. and Brooke Pinto running for US House delegate before November 2026; Bowser's term ends Jan. 2, 2027.
- While critical, Bowser cooperated with federal efforts last year, acknowledging the National Guard and Metropolitan Police Department helped reduce crime in Washington, D.C.
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Democrats Get More Bad News As Longtime Blue City Mayor Resigns In Midst Of Being A National Disgrace - The American Tribune.com
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, has officially announced she will not be seeking re-election for a fourth term following the horrific shooting of two National Guard soldiers in the city earlier this week, an incident that has made her a disgrace to the people of our nation’s capital and around the country. Bowser, who said serving as mayor “has been the honor” of a lifetime, posted a statement on social media outlet X where she…
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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Won’t Seek Reelection, Ending Decade-Long Run
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, who has led the nation’s capital through a decade of transformative growth and unprecedented federal intervention, has announced that she will not seek a fourth term in 2026. In a video posted Tuesday on social media, Bowser said she will end her 12-year tenure in January 2027, calling the decision “the hardest thing I’ve had to do.” “It has been the honor of my life to…
After more than a decade in local politics and three terms as mayor, Muriel Bowser dropped the bomb: he won’t look for a fourth term. “It’s probably the hardest thing I’ve had to do... but I think I’ve done what I proposed,” he confessed to NBC Washington. With these words, Bowser pointed out that his decision responds to a cycle closure and to the desire to give space to new leaders. In a message published in X, the mayor stressed that serving …
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