Multiple news agencies are reporting that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will run for governor in 2013, forgoing a second term as the state’s top lawyer in hopes of knocking off heir-apparent Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling.

Citing unnamed sources, the Washington Post first reported Wednesday night and the Associated Press confirmed Thursday that Cuccinelli will announce his bid next week. The move bucks previous speculation that Cuccinelli would defer to Bolling in 2013 and possibly run against U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., in 2014.