MN: St. Cloud's longest-serving mayor says he won't seek another term
St. Cloud’s longest-serving mayor announced Friday that he will not run for another term.
Mayor Dave Kleis has led the city since he was first elected in 2005. He’s been reelected four times since, but said Friday it’s time for new leadership in the city.
“I’m announcing now because I know a lot of people are looking at doing that. In fact, I’ve talked to at least four or five individuals that are going to be running,” he said at a morning news conference. “And I really think that it’s a great opportunity for them. And I think it’s a great opportunity for the voters, to make that determination as to should lead this city.”
Kleis, 60, told the St. Cloud Times that he had considered not running in 2020, but didn’t want to cause disruption amid the COVID pandemic.
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