A young, progressive mayor of an Atlanta-area city on Sunday dropped out of the Democratic race to challenge Republican Sen. David Perdue in a contest that could dictate the fate of the Senate in 2020.
Clarkston Mayor Ted Terry told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he struggled to raise enough money to compete in the nationally watched race. Terry said he will instead run for an open DeKalb County commission seat.
Terry’s exit from the race leaves three prominent Democrats vying for the chance to face Perdue, a close ally of President Donald Trump: former congressional candidate Jon Ossoff, 2018 Lt. Gov. candidate Sarah Riggs Amico and former Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson. Terry did not immediately endorse any of his rivals.
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