Frank Jackson will not seek another term as Cleveland's mayor
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Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson on Thursday, May 6, announced he will not seek a fifth term.
Frank G. Jackson, Cleveland's longest-serving mayor, announced on Thursday, May 6, that he will not seek a fifth term.
Speculation that the announcement, made in what was billed as a "Special TeleTown Hall," would address the 74-year-old Jackson's intentions toward the city's mayoral race have been swirling as election deadlines grew closer and more campaigns are being announced.
Jackson said that although there is "so much more work to be done" after nearly 16 years as mayor, working alongside the people of the city, he has decided not to run for another term. He said he will remain in office through the end of his term.