Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says despite some consideration he will not run for Senate. The Republican Governor, who is term-limited and cannot run for re-election, said that despite some Republicans pushing for him to enter the Senate race he is focused on finishing his second term.

The Hill reports:

“I will not be a candidate for the United States Senate. I sincerely appreciate all the people who have been encouraging me to consider it. A number of people have said they thought I could make a difference in the Senate,” Hogan said. “I don’t aspire to be a United States Senator, and that fact has not changed.”

“I plan to run through the tape and finish next January,” he said.

Hogan called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday to inform him. Hogan said he had also spoken with Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) to tell them he wouldn’t be running.

Hogan, whose approval rating has remained high through the coronavirus pandemic, has been a vocal opponent of former President Trump. Hogan said he voted for someone other than the former president in both 2016 and 2020, and he has made little secret of his own interest in a White House campaign in 2024.

Hogan’s choice not to run for Senate has some guessing if he is planning for a presidential run as his political action committee (PAC), An America United recently released a video highlighting Hogan’s push for a “new approach to politics.”