Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has decided he won’t run for U.S. Senate and will instead continue weighing a third term for governor. “He loves his job as Governor and he’s exploring the possibility of another term to continue his work to make Minnesota the best state in the country for kids,

Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat next year. Spokesman Teddy Tschann said in a statement Wednesday that Walz instead is considering a run for a third term as governor.

The Democrat, who rose from relative obscurity to be chosen as Kamala Harris’s running mate last year, says he will instead explore a third term as governor.