Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said Tuesday that he plans to run for re-election in 2014 instead of aiming for a statewide office.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has been flirting with a 2014 gubernatorial bid, leaving political observers to wonder whether Dart might seek to replace her.
But Dart, 51, said he doesn’t think his job is done in the sheriff’s office.
“On the weekends, I am a full-time dad and don’t want to give that up,” added Dart, the father of five kids ages three to 11.
Dart dropped out of the race to replace Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2010 because of similar family concerns.
Dart had about $236,000 in his campaign coffers, according to a March state campaign disclosure report. He said he’ll raise additional money for his primary in March 2014.
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