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+Hello OpenStack community,
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+I would like to announce my candidacy for PTL of Designate for the Epoxy cycle.
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+I would like to continue to support the Designate team for the Epoxy release.
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+Thank you for your support and your consideration for Epoxy,
+
+Michael Johnson (johnsom)