Maryland Sen. Brian Frosh of Bethesda is seeking the advice of state, local and federal politicians on whether he should run for state Attorney General, he announced Thursday.

Frosh, a Democrat, announced an exploratory committee Thursday that includes Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, former Maryland Governors Parris Glendening and Harry Hughes, former Maryland Attorney General Stephen Sachs and a majority of the state senate.