Retiring Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller has been vague about the idea of running for higher office.
“You never know about that,” Miller told Tuscon.com just hours after she announced she will not be seeking another term when her run as county supervisor closes in 2020. “We’ll see.”
Earlier the Republican lawmaker told reporters she plans to take time to consider all her options, though some GOP leaders are supportive of the idea of her as a candidate for higher office.
“I would probably support her for most every office,” GOP National Committee member Bruce Ash told Tuscon.com. “She’s a proven worker and high achiever and she definitely, in now seven years serving as county supervisor, has done as much to change the culture and how things work at the county as anybody who has come along in a long time.”
First elected in 2012, Miller took to Facebook to share the news about her decision not to seek re-election as county supervisor. While the announcement came as a shock to many, Miller said she purposely broke the news the way she did so all those close to her would learn of it at the same time.
As county supervisor, the veteran lawmaker described some of her proudest moments as passing funding for badly needed road repairs in Pima County, particularly after voters rejected a bond proposal during last year’s election. She added she plans to spend her remaining time in office fighting tax increases like the one proposed to hike the state’s gas tax.
As far as whom she thinks should be her successor, Miller said she’s yet to think that far ahead.
“There’s been a lot of interest,” she told Tucson.com. “People were interested in running for it. I thought I’d make the announcement early and let people think about it over the holidays and decide whether or not they’re going to run. There have been several people that approached me and we’ll see who pops out.”
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