Kristin Richardson Jordan, a democratic socialist who is among the most left-leaning elected officials in New York City, announced on Tuesday that she was abruptly withdrawing from next month's Democratic primary and would not seek re-election to the City Council.Her upset victory in a Harlem Council race by 100 votes just two years ago was seen by some as a watershed moment for the city's ascendant progressive movement, a sign that voters could accept a politician whose views included abolishing the Police Department.
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