GOP Sen. Jim Justice said Wednesday that he’ll decide whether to run for West Virginia governor before the end of the year but likely not until after the midterms.
“The timeline is short, because I don’t want to jerk you around,” Justice said. “I don’t want to jerk people around.”
Justice said he initially wanted to make a decision before the Nov. 3 elections, “but, you know, what’s happened is, we’ve been so busy, time just gets away, and now, you know. it may very well be best to wait and go after.”
POLITICO first reported earlier this month that Justice was considering another governor bid and was viewed as likely to run.
Justice added he was hearing from Republican Party leaders in the state “in only one way, and that’s, please run for governor.”
Justice said he hasn’t spoken to President Donald Trump about whether or not he should run or stay in the Senate. He said he also hasn’t spoken to the sitting Republican governor, Patrick Morrisey.
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