Less than 24 hours after announcing he is not seeking re-election this year, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson had a one-on-one conversation with 3News' Russ Mitchell about the next steps in his life.
“It wasn’t that difficult," Mayor Jackson said of making his decision. "To be honest with you, it was more difficult the last time I ran because I also contemplated not running then. It was a more difficult decision then."
As for the deciding factors in choosing not to run again, Mayor Jackson tells Mitchell there really wasn't one tipping point.
“You have to remember that I never wanted to be mayor," he said. "It wasn’t my envision to be mayor. My personality is not tied up in the position. I just felt it was time, as I said in my statement, to move on. I fully recognize the issues that I have a passion for are things that would not be resolved even if I did run for another term because these are long-term issues, very core issues that need to be addressed. … It was just time for me to move on. It’s just time. I just felt it was time.”
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