Georgia’s top elected school official announced plans to seek another four years in office Thursday, as others sign up to compete for the office against him.

If Richard Woods wins re-election to a fourth term next year, he will be sworn in in January 2017 to serve alongside a third governor.

Republican Gov. Nathan Deal was starting his second term when Woods, also a Republican, took the oath of office to lead the Georgia Department of Education in January 2015. Woods went on to serve during both of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s terms.

“As State School Superintendent, I have focused on transforming the Georgia Department of Education from a compliance-oriented agency to one centered on service and support for school districts,” Woods said in a statement issued by the education agency Th

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