(The Center Square) – Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser announced she will not be seeking reelection.

The Democratic mayor has served as the second female mayor of the nation’s capital for 10 years, navigating the city through the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter riots and a crime emergency, resulting in a surge of federal law enforcement and National Guard deployment to cull crime.

Bowser, a D.C. native, wrote a letter to district residents Tuesday afternoon, highlighting some of her accomplishments during her tenure as mayor.

She cited several projects, including the redevelopment of the old St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and the construction of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, while taking a jab at President Donald Trump, who declared a state of emergency in August, with Na

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