Story Created:
Jul 2, 2009 at 10:31 AM AKDT
Story Updated:
Jul 2, 2009 at 10:31 AM AKDT
The Alaskan lawmaker who oversaw the Legislature's Troopergate investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin last year has signaled his interest in her job.
Sen. Hollis French, an Anchorage Democrat, says he's filing a letter of intent to run for governor with the state public offices commission.
French on Wednesday stopped short of calling it a formal declaration but says it's a way to continue the exploration process.
French says it's also a way to keep a dialogue going about what
Alaskans want to see in their next governor.
The 50-year-old French is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and he oversaw the investigation of Republican Palin's firing of her former public safety commission.
Palin has not announced if she will seek another term.
