A former Arizona attorney general and chief of staff for the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is considering a run for Senate as a Democrat, according to a new report.
Grant Woods told the Washington Post on Wednesday he has spoken to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sens. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., and Tom Udall, D-N.M., about running as a Democrat. Republican Jon Kyl was appointed this week by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, also a Republican, to fill McCain’s seat, which will be up for election in 2020 and again in 2022.
“What’s changed for me is the passing of John McCain,” said Woods, per the Washington Post. “It’s challenging for me be so involved in everything that we did to honor him over the last week and then think of staying on the sidelines as we face a world without John McCain.”
The longtime Republican, who supported Hillary Clinton, would run as a Democrat as long as the GOP is dominated by Trump, reported the Post.
“I’m not going to hold my breath on Trump because I’m not going to pass out,” Woods said.
