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+Hello OpenStack community,
+
+I would like to announce my candidacy for PTL of Designate for the Yoga
+cycle.
+
+I would like to continue to support the Designate team for the Yoga release.
+We have made good progress improving the Designate tempest tests and
+documentation, but we have more work to do. I am also excited to see progress
+on new features.
+
+Thank you for your support and your consideration for Yoga,
+
+Michael Johnson (johnsom)