Washington, D.C, Mayor Muriel Bowser will not seek re-election to a fourth term, she told NBC-4 Washington in an interview that aired Tuesday.

She called the decision "the hardest thing I've had to do" and added she believes she's "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 gonna 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 in a post on X, where she called serving as mayor the "honor of my life"

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