ARIZONA: No Third Term For Gov. Brewer

The Arizona constitution limits governors to two consecutive terms, but Brewer has long talked about challenging that law in court because she first assumed office without election upon the appointment of former Gov. Janet Napolitano to the Obama cabinet. Via Arizona Central:

Gov. Jan Brewer announced Wednesday she will not seek another term in office, an effort that would have required a long-shot court challenge to the state’s term limits. “There does come a time to pass the torch of leadership,” Arizona’s Republican governor said. “After completing this year in office, I will do just that.”The long-awaited decision clears the way for Republican gubernatorial candidates to run for the seat during the 2014 midterm election, without her complicating the field. With Brewer on her way out, the 2014 race will be wide open for the first time since 2002, when Democrat Janet Napolitano went head to head with Republican Matt Salmon and independent Richard Mahoney. Many of the GOP candidates have anticipated she would not try to challenge the state Constitution to run for another term but did not publicly count her out until she made an announcement.

Now begins the speculation about Brewer running for Congress.