Metro Council President David James exits Louisville mayoral race due to health reasons Share Updated: 11:12 PM EDT Jun 13, 2021 WLKY Digital Team Share Updated: 11:12 PM EDT Jun 13, 2021
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Show Transcript I’M LAUREN ADAMS. DREW IS OFTEN A OFF TONIGHT. BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT, A SHAKE-UP IN THE MUCH ANTICIPATED MAYORAL RACE IN LOUISVILLE. METRO COUNCIL PRESIDENT DAVID JAMES IS DROPPING OUT OF THE RACE. JAMES MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON TWITTER TONIGHT, CITING HEALTH REASONS AS TO WHY HE IS SUSPENDING HIS CAMPAN.IG IN A SERIES OF TWEETS, JAMES SAID, IN PART, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I HAD PROSTATE SURGERY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND SINCE THEN, I HAVE ANOTHER SURGERY SCHEDULED SOON, AND I FELTT I WOULD BE DISINGENUOUTOS CONTINUE FUNDRAISING AT THIS TI.ME JAMES SAID HE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON HEALING HIMSELF AND THE CITY FROM S HIPOSITION ON ETH METRO COUNCIL. JAMES ANNOUNCED HIS RUFON MAYOR AS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER IN JANUARY. O