Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is expected to announce he will not run for Michigan’s open Senate seat. During an appearance last month on CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Buttigieg revealed he was “looking” into launching a bid to replace retiring Sen.

The former transportation secretary, who moved to Michigan from Indiana in 2022, had been seen as the most prominent potential candidate in next year’s marquee contest.

Pete Buttigieg is skipping the race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat as he eyes a possible Democratic presidential run in 2028. The trailblazing former transportation secretary announced his decision not to run for the Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of Sen. Gary Peters in a blog post on Thursday.