The leader of the Democrats in Georgia’s state Senate says she won’t run for office again this year.
Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler of Stone Mountain announced her retirement on Tuesday.
“I’ve had an extraordinary journey at this Capitol,” Butler, 82, told senators. “I didn’t have a clue that I would stay longer than the designated 10 years I gave myself.”
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