D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is reflecting on her career and what she's hoping to do when her term is done.

Bowser seemed relaxed and in good spirits as she fielded questions from reporters earlier this week about her decision not to seek a fourth term as mayor.

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"My dad was in the first class of ANC commissioners elected. He served a bunch of years. I don't even know how many — over 20. He chaired his commission, he chaired his civic association. And as a child, I went to a lot of meetings with him and just really soaked it up," she said when asked about the influence of her late father, Joe Bowser.

Bowser has credited her father with inspiring her life in public service. He died last year at 88 years old.

"My father lo

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