Kucinich confirms he's weighing election bid in different state

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) confirmed Thursday that he is considering leaving Ohio in order to to keep a seat in Congress.

"If I don't have anywhere I can run in Ohio, I have to start thinking about what my options are," Kucinich in an interview with a television station in Lakewood, Ohio. "I prefer to continue serving the district I've served for as long as I have.  But that's not my choice to make in terms of the map."

Ohio is losing two congressional seats in the redistricting process, and Kucinich's is likely on the chopping block. If that happens he could end up drawn into a district with Rep. Betty Sutton (D-Ohio) or find himself having to run against Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) if he wanted to continue representing the state.

The member-against-member matchup has sparked speculation Kucinich would move.

Washington state has been named a possible new home for eight-term lawmaker — he held a fundraiser there late last week, detailing his redistricting woes for the crowd. 

Washington is getting a new congressional seat, and it's likely to be centered in an area close to where Kucinich held his fundraiser.

But Democrats there may not welcome the liberal congressman's presence.

Washington state Democratic Party Chairman Dwight Pelz called the Kucinich rumor "far-fetched" and said he didn't think Democrats would welcome it. 

"I think it's a fantasy," Pelz told The Ballot Box on Tuesday. "I just don't think voters are interested in seeing something like that happen."