AKRON, Ohio — Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan announced Tuesday afternoon he will not seek a third term.

“My reasons are my own, and they are without regret. It is the honor of my professional lifetime to serve as Akron’s 62nd mayor,” Horrigan wrote in a press release. 

Horrigan was elected Nov. 3, 2015 and was sworn in to office in Jan. 2016 after serving eight years as Summit County Court of Common Pleas Clerk. He was then elected for a second term as mayor in 2020. 

Horrigan wrote he plans to serve his second term until the end, which is in Dec. 2023. 

“There’s still more work to be done. I’d like to thank the Akron community that continues to place their trust in me as a leader,” Horrigan wrote. “Many of you have supported my vision for the community throughout my tenure as Mayor, and some through almost 30 years of public service.”

His history in Akron goes far beyond his time in public office. 

He earned a BA in economics from Kent State University, and then earned an education degree from the University of Akron. His time to serve Akron came in 1999, when he was elected to serve Akron City Council’s Ward 1. He held that position for nearly eight years. 

He became the Summit County Clerk of Courts in 2007, collecting and distributing $120 million public dollars each year.

Some of Horrigan's notable moves in office include passing the city’s first non-discrimination ordinance, creating an annual Healthy Equity Summit to address maternal and child health, and partnering with the United Way of Summit County to open the City’s first Financial Empowerment Center. 

During his second term, he plans to complete many of the projects that began in his first term. One of them includes the $42 million Bowery Project, which is nearing completion and is expected to create millions of dollars in economic impact.