State Sen. Jennifer Shilling says she has no plans to run for governor in 2018 and will spend the next four years focused on her role in the Senate.
“I am not running in 2018,” the La Crosse Democrat said Tuesday. “I’m really happy with the role that I have and the district I represent and serving in the state Senate.”
Dem Sen. Jennifer Shilling says she’ll consider a bid for guv in 2018, but would have to step away from her post as minority leader if she got in the race.
Shilling, who narrowly won re-election to her La Crosse-area Senate seat, told WisPolitics.com Wednesday it is flattering to be mentioned as someone who has the skills and temperament to be considered for guv. But a run will be a family decision, particularly after coming off a tough Senate race that went to a recount.
The La Crosse lawmaker said she is committed to rebuilding a Dem majority after her caucus lost a member in this fall’s election and will come back next session 20-13. Her Dem colleagues last month re-elected her minority leader without opposition.
“I want to do the best job that I can as a state senator and the Democratic leader,” Shilling said in the interview. “If I decide to do something different, then I would make a decision to make sure that I am focused on what I decided to do.”
