TAMPA — Andrew Warren, who was suspended in 2022 from his post as state attorney in Hillsborough County, announced Monday he will not run for re-election.

Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Warren over the prosecutor’s signing of statements that said he would not pursue criminal charges against seekers or providers of abortion or gender transition treatments, as well as his policies about not charging people with certain minor crimes.

Warren was state attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, which encompasses all of Hillsborough County.

"DeSantis broke our democracy, and it’s too fragile & too important to let him do it again," Warren said on X, the platform formally known as Twitter. "So I'll take one for the team and not run for re-election as I keep fighting the illegal suspension (as a court ruled) to serve out my term on behalf of the community that elected me."

Warren sued to be reinstated. A federal judge said he lacked the proper authority to reinstate Warren as state attorney but determined that DeSantis was wrong to suspend him.

Susan Lopez took over as state attorney. In a statement released shortly before noon Monday, she said: "As your State Attorney, I remain focused on keeping Hillsborough safe. I will continue to fight for crime victims and their families. I will continue to work hand-in-hand with law enforcement. The people of Hillsborough County deserve a State Attorney who will follow and uphold the law. That is the kind of State Attorney I have been and will continue to be."

We'll post more details about this story later today.