Mayor Jon Costas hopes to appear on the Republican ticket in November as the party’s nominee for Indiana attorney general, the two-term city leader announced Tuesday.

Costas said he began considering the statewide post three weeks ago, after Republican Attorney General Steve Carter announced he would forgo a third term.

“I took six days to do a lot of soul searching to determine whether or not this is something I could do logistically. I want to make sure that it doesn’t have a negative impact upon my family, certainly not upon the city either,” Costas said. “I’ve come to the conclusion that I am seeking the nomination, and I am at this time attempting to gather the necessary support to obtain that nomination at the (state GOP) convention in June.”

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