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City Council member Julie Lythcott-Haims not running for reelection

City Council member Julie Lythcott-Haims, a best-selling author who was first elected in 2022 and whose term has been clouded by an affair scandal from her time as a dean at Stanford University, announced Monday night that she will not seek reelection this year.

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According to Palo Alto Online’s source item, City Council member Julie Lythcott-Haims not running for reelection, City Council member Julie Lythcott-Haims, a best-selling author who was first elected in 2022 and whose term has been clouded by an affair scandal from her time as a dean at Stanford University, announced Monday night that she will not seek reelection this year.

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Primary source: City Council member Julie Lythcott-Haims not running for reelection via Palo Alto Online. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.

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City Council member Julie Lythcott-Haims not running for reelectionPalo Alto Online - 2026-05-12T00:21:28+00:00

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