Brookhaven Mayor Rebecca Chase Williams is dropping out of her re-election campaign, she announced today, citing her family’s health issues.
“I’ve decided to drop out of the race,” Williams said in an interview, explaining that her husband Dick’s recent emergency hip surgery prompted the decision.
“My priority has to be my family, especially my husband of 36 years,” she said. “I couldn’t live with myself if he was still in a walker three months from now and I was out sticking signs in people’s yards…Family first.”
Her husband’s surgery is the latest of several recent family emergencies for Williams, including Read the rest of the story at Reporter Newspapers.
