Chelsea Clinton on Wednesday ended speculation about her potential run for Congress — at least for now.
“I’m not considering running for Congresswoman [Nita] Lowey’s seat,” during an appearance as a guest co-host on ABC’s “The View.”
“[But] I understand why people are asking,” Clinton added in response to a question from co-host Whoopi Goldberg.
“Someone has asked me some version of this question literally as long as I can remember,” she said while recounting that she remembers being asked if she’d run for Arkansas governor when she was 3 or 4 years old.
“I share that because I think it’s a question that shouldn’t just be asked of people whose last name is Clinton or Huntsman,” she said, referring to co-host Abby Huntsman — a daughter of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.
“It’s a question we should be asking kids, like, ‘Do you think about running for office one day?’” Clinton continued.
“Young people, women and I hope that if the answer to that question is, ‘Yes, I’m considering it,’ that you’ll really think about doing it and go to run for something,” she added.
She said she was unsure if she’d run for office one day — but “right now, the answer’s no.”
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Lowey, who chairs the House Appropriations Committꦗee, announced last week she would not seek re-election in 2020 after 30 years in Congress.
She represents that 17th District, which covers Rockland County and portions of Westchester, including the Chappaqua home of Bill and Hillary Clint▨on, parents of the 39-year-old author and global health advocate.