Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tem Brian Bingman says he's considering whether to leave his Senate seat to run for a vacancy on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
Bingman said in a statement Wednesday that he was honored to be mentioned as a potential candidate and plans to discuss with his family the possibility of entering the race.
Republican Corporation Commissioner Patrice Douglas announced Tuesday she would not seek re-election to her post for a full six-year term, and plans to instead run for the U.S. House.
Bingman — a Republican — is up for re-election in 2014, and could only seek one of the two positions.
The three members of the Corporation Commission serve staggered six-year terms on the panel that regulates utilities, telecommunications and the oil and gas in