pˈoːɹtuːn stˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn ðæt hiː wʊd nˌɑːt ɹˈʌn fɔːɹ ɹˌiːᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti, ænd ɐnˈaʊnst ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ mˈʌnθ hiː wʊd ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹ æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə jˈɪɹ.
Portune stated in September 2019 that he would not run for re-election in 2020, and announced the following month he would retire at the end of the year.