Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones announced Monday that he wasn’t running for re-election next year, citing discussions with his family and “weighing the rigors of another campaign.”

In a a statement, Jones said he would “work hard to elect another Democrat” to the seat.

The development came after Assemblywoman Heidi Kasama, R-Las Vegas, threw her hat in the race last week.

Days before that, former Las Vegas Councilwoman Victoria Seaman withdrew her candidacy for the seat after she accepted a job with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Earlier this year, a State Bar of Nevada disciplinary panel decided against recommending to strip Jones of his law license for his alleged involvement in a $80 million settlement the county paid to developer Jim Rhodes’ Gypsum Resourc

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