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Guthrie Rules Out Run for McConnell's Senate Seat

House Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., told reporters Tuesday that he won’t seek nomination for the seat of former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., if the incumbent decides not to run for reelection. Guthrie became House Commerce chairman…

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in January. “I want this job, and I wouldn’t trade it” now for a Senate run, regardless of whether McConnell seeks another term, Guthrie said. “So 100% I’m not” running for that office.