D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser won’t run for reelection, ending months of speculation over whether she would seek a fourth term. She gave News4 an in-depth interview on her decision.

“It was time for me to pass the baton onto the next set of leaders who are going to take our city to the next level,” the mayor said in an interview with News4 at her home.

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Bowser said she made the decision for her family. In the interview, she said now is the time to do something else while she still has a lot of energy, vigor and great ideas.

"It’s probably the hardest thing I’ve had to do – to walk away from a job I love. But I know we’ve accomplished the things I’ve set out to do," Bowser said.

"It has been the honor of my life to be your M

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