Former Sen. Coleman not ruling out another run for office

Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman (R) is not ruling out another run for elected office.

The one-term senator, who lost to Democrat Al Franken in 2008, said in an interview published Tuesday that he has not yet decided to run, but also claimed he enjoys being out of the press.

"I love public service. I can't tell you that I've run my last race. The public will decide that," he told the conservative Newsmax magazine. 

Coleman has been seen as a potential candidate for a number of positions since he lost his Senate seat in one of the closest elections in recent memory. But he declined to run for Minnesota governor last year and did not get into the race for chairman of the Republican National Committee. 

Democrat Mark Dayton defeated Tom Emmer (R) to win the governorship after potential 2012 presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty (R) held it for two terms. Reince Priebus, of neighboring Wisconsin, won the party chairman position this month.

Coleman now serves as CEO of the American Action Network, a conservative advocacy group. 

But Coleman's opportunity could come in 2012, when first-term Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is up for reelection. Coleman's presence in the race could make it competitive, but Klobuchar also has high approval ratings and would be tough to unseat.

Coleman, however, indicated he is not yet enthusiastic about reentering electoral politics.

"It is kind of nice getting up in the morning every day opening the paper and not worrying about who is trying to kill you today politically," he said.