Jim Watson announces he will not seek re-election as Mayor of Ottawa in 2022
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"So, for the first time in many years, my name won’t be on a ballot," said Jim Watson in a statement on Twitter.
Mayor Jim Watson announced Friday morning he will not run for re-election in the October 2022 municipal election.
"As I was awaiting the results of the 2018 election about three years ago, I made my decision – even before I knew the results – that if I was successful that night, it would be my last election as Mayor of Ottawa," said Watson in a message released on Twitter.
"The decision was both easy and tough. On the one hand, I loved almost every hour of every day and it was a true privilege and honour to serve as our city’s Mayor."
However, Watson, who turned 60 during this term of council, says if he was going to have one more career, he needed to move on from elected office.
