Vincent Gray to seek 2nd term as DC mayor

By Ben Nuckols

Published December 2, 2013 11:06pm ET

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Vincent Gray to seek 2nd term as DC mayor — Washington Mayor Vincent Gray raises his right hand while swearing an oath as he files paperwork to run for a second term at Board of Elections in Washington, Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. Gray's decision sets up a campaign that will force voters to weigh the prosperity achieved during the Democrat's nearly three years in office against the crimes several close associates committed to help get him elected in 2010.(AP Photo/Cliff Owen) | Cliff Owen

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vincent Gray declared his candidacy for a second term as District of Columbia mayor Monday, settling a question that had hung over city politics for months.

Gray’s campaign will force voters to weigh the prosperity achieved during the Democrat’s nearly three years in office against the crimes several close associates committed to help get him elected in 2010.

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