LATHAM WON'T RUN FOR SENATE

IOWA THIRD DISTRICT REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN TOM LATHAM SAYS HE WILL NOT RUN FOR THE U.S. SENATE SEAT BEING VACATED BY TOM HARKIN IN 2014.

LATHAM RELEASED A STATEMENT WEDNESDAY SAYING THAT WHILE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IOWA IN THE U.S. SENATE WAS APPEALING, HE COULD NOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE LAUNCH A TWO YEAR STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN TO DETRACT FROM THE COMMITMENT HE MADE TO SERVE A NEW TERM IN THE U.S. HOUSE.

LATHAM SAYS THE NATION DESPERATELY NEEDS LESS CAMPAIGNING AND MORE LEADERSHIP.

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN BRUCE BRALEY HAS ALREADY ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTION TO SEEK HARKIN'S SENATE SEAT.

4TH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN STEVE KING HAS BEEN MENTIONED AS A POSSIBLE CANDIDATE, BUT WILL TAKE HIS TIME DECIDING IF HE WILL RUN FOR THE SENATE OR NOT.

KING SAID LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THAT IT IS TOO BIG OF A DECISION TO BE RUSHED.