{"id":332205,"date":"2026-05-07T13:12:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/longtime-dem-charlotte-mayor-vi-lyles-to-resign-months-into-new-term.html"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:12:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:12:48","slug":"longtime-dem-charlotte-mayor-vi-lyles-to-resign-months-into-new-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/longtime-dem-charlotte-mayor-vi-lyles-to-resign-months-into-new-term.html","title":{"rendered":"Longtime Dem Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles to resign months into new term"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/5c3d4cbb_image.jpg\" alt=\"Fox News Flash top headlines for May 7\" width=\"896\" height=\"500\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\" \/> <span class=\"overlay\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\">Video<\/span><\/a> <!--&gt; \n\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Fox News Flash top headlines for May 7<\/a><\/h4>\n\n \n\n<p data-v-324c3b57=\"\">Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com.<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"speakable\">Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, 73, said Thursday she will resign effective June 30, a surprise move less than six months after the five-term Democrat won reelection to lead the nation\u2019s 14th-largest city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"speakable\">\"Serving as Charlotte\u2019s mayor has been the honor of my life,\" Lyles, 73, said in a statement, <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">The Charlotte Observer reported<\/a> Thursday. \"I am proud of our record navigating various challenges, strengthening our economy, investing in our neighborhoods, and building a foundation for Charlotte\u2019s continued success during a time of rapid growth.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"As in all things politics, I am sure there will be speculation as to why I am making this decision now,\" the statement continued. \"Simply put, I am going to spend time with my grandchildren. Like many of us, I have missed some moments with them and intend to not miss anymore.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lyles easily won reelection in 2025 after facing questions over whether she would run again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her resignation will leave the Charlotte City Council to decide who completes the remainder of her term.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lyles has served as Charlotte\u2019s mayor since 2017 after previously serving on the City Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.<\/i><\/p>\n\n --> <!--&gt; \n\n<p>Eric Mack is a writer for Fox News Digital covering breaking news.<\/p>\n\n--><\/p>\n<p>Article source: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/longtime-dem-charlotte-mayor-vi-lyles-resign-months-new-term<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video Article source: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/longtime-dem-charlotte-mayor-vi-lyles-resign-months-new-term<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[84],"class_list":["post-332205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-political","tag-political"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332205\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}