South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has announced he will not seek a third term in a Monday morning press conference.
Buttiegieg said he has been consulting with colleagues, friends and family about his decision.
“Through that consultation and that discernment, I know now that the time has come for me to prepare the city for new leadership again. And when my present term in office comes to a close a year and two weeks from now, at the end of 2019, I will not be seeking a third term as mayor.”