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Muriel Bowser Says She Won’t Seek a Fourth Term as D.C. Mayor

Her decision follows a year of unprecedented federal control over city policing.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, from right, and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser listen as President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held on the National Mall, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Mayor of Washington, DC Muriel Bowser testifies at a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Capitol Hill on September 18.
Mayor Muriel Bowser during the Committee On Oversight and Government Reform Hearing On The Oversight of the District of Columbia inside the United States Capitol in Washington, DC on Sept. 18, 2025.
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Overview

  • Bowser announced her plans in a video on X and in an NBC-4 interview, calling the choice the hardest of her career and saying she wants to pass the baton.
  • She will serve through Jan. 2, 2027, and said she will spend her remaining time pushing a growth agenda for the city’s economy.
  • Reporting details a Trump emergency order that federalized the Metropolitan Police Department and brought National Guard troops and federal officers into the city.
  • Coverage notes the removal of the Black Lives Matter Plaza earlier this year after Republican pressure over city funding, highlighting ongoing home-rule tensions.
  • An open 2026 race is taking shape, with local reporting naming Councilmembers Kenyan McDuffie and Janeese Lewis George and community figure Ivan Cloyd as potential candidates, as Council Chair Phil Mendelson praised Bowser’s service.