New Bedford Mayor decides not to run for governor, attorney general
NEW BEDFORD, MASS. (WLNE)- New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has decided that he will not run for attorney general or governor.
Speculation that Mitchell might run for attorney general came after current AG Maura Healey announced her bid for governor.
“I’m honored by the calls I’ve received about this opportunity, but I believe that my focus must remain on New Bedford,” Mitchell said in a statement.
Mitchell was the assistant U.S. Attorney in Boston and a Federal Prosecutor in Washington D.C. before he ran for mayor in New Bedford.
