Leader of Georgia state Senate Democrats won't seek office again this year

Georgia Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler, D-Stone Mountain, delivers a response to the State of the State of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp at state Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz)

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.”