A Midwestern mayor has announced he won’t seek a third term, shifting speculation he’s considering running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination into overdrive.

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind., told reporters Monday he won’t launch a re-election bid next year, but he remained mum on whether he would campaign for president instead. He indicated an official decision regarding his political future wouldn’t come before January.

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