CNBC’s Kudlow decides against Senate run

Larry Kudlow

CNBC’s Larry Kudlow will not run for Senate in Connecticut, reports Dylan Byers of CNNMoney.

Byers writes, “Kudlow later made it official by announcing it on his show.

“‘Last summer, a lot of Republican officials in Connecticut and Washington, senators and friends of mine urged me to run for the Senate in Connecticut,’ Kudlow said. ‘Judy and I looked at this thing, exploring every angle really for about seven months talking to friends — in and out of politics, by the way. Everybody was very helpful. At the end of the day, we decided against it, that the best course for me was to do exactly what I’m doing, which I love.’

Kudlow’s decision to forego a Senate bid makes life easier for CNBC, which can retain Kudlow as a commentator without risking a conflict of interest.

CNBC’s senior vice president of public relations Brian Steel said, ‘While I’m sure Larry would have made a fantastic senator, I’m happy he is sticking around.'”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.