Former New York Gov. George Pataki is flirting with a presidential run in 2016, although he opted against a campaign after giving similar hints *in 2008 and 2012.
Pataki was spotted meeting with David Koch last week, billionaire and well-known GOP supporter, according to the New York Post.
In August, he told Newsmax TV that he hadn’t ruled out a run.
Pataki, who was governor from 1995 to 2006, would join a growing field that is still fairly thin on Establishment Republicans. Only New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former presidential candidate Mitt Romney and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush would fit a similar profile within the GOP.
One of Pataki’s successors, current New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is also considering a run for the Democratic nomination in 2016.
