Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson has decided not to run for re-election this year.
Peterson, who will turn 60 this year, is dropping out of the race to spend more time with her family, she told the Gilbert Independent, but will serve out her term, which will end in early January 2025.
“It hit me that my grandson's going to be 15 months old in a couple of weeks, and I don't think I've seen him 15 times,” she said. “And grandparents have issues where their grandkids lived out of state. Mine lives in Surprise, and I just don't have time because of my schedule to get out to visit with them.”
