D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announces she won't run for re-election

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser won't seek re-election to a fourth term, she told NBC Washington in an interview that aired Tuesday

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser won't seek re-election to a fourth term, she told NBC Washington in an interview that aired Tuesday.

She called the decision "the hardest thing I've had to do" and said she believes she has "accomplished the things I set out to do" as mayor.

"It's time for me to pass the baton on to the next set of leaders who are going to take our city to the next level," she said.

“I’ve learned how to be really good at my job and to be a good mayor. I know that there are a lot of people with ideas that can move this city forward. And, for me and for my family, now’s the time for me to do something else while I have a lot of energy and vigor and great ideas.”

Bowser addressed the decision on X, where she said that serving as mayor was the "honor of my life" and that she was proud of her "legacy of success." She added that she hasn't decided what she'd do next, but when she was asked whether she thought she would have won a fourth term, she noted that she ha never lost an election.