Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced Wednesday she will not be running for reelection next year.

Moriarty says she will instead focus on "creating enduring change in the system" during the final months of her administration.

"We've become accustomed to elected officials who don't deliver results and end up more invested in clinging to power than doing the work of the people. That is not me," Moriarty said. "As I have weighed whether I wanted to spend the last year and a half of my term focused primarily on campaigning or continuing to transform this office, the choice became clear. I want to focus on running the office, rather than running for office."

As Hennepin County attorney, Moriarty established the Conviction Integrity Unit to review past cases for mistakes and un

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