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He earned national acclaim for his role in the second Trump impeachment trial.
But Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said on Friday he has no immediately plans to use his increased status as a political springboard.
鈥淚 honestly don鈥檛 know the answer to that,鈥澛犅燼nd political analyst Tom Sherwood, when asked about his future.
鈥淚 am passionately committed to my work in the House of Representatives and to representing the great people in Montgomery and Frederick and Carroll counties,鈥� he added. 鈥淎nd that鈥檚 really all I want to do right now.鈥�
The lawmaker, who served as the lead impeachment manager, cautioned that the former president remains a threat to the nation.
鈥淲e still have him pandering to racist, violent, insurrectionist forces in the country, so I鈥檓 going to be out there fighting 鈥� as I always have been 鈥� for strong democracy,鈥� he said.
Raskin sidestepped a question about whether he would run for U.S. Senate in 2024 if Maryland鈥檚 senior senator, Ben Cardin, decides to retire. Cardin will turn 81 that year.
鈥淚鈥檓 not somebody who has been addicted to a particular kind of journey in public office,鈥� the American University law professor said.
Todd E. Eberly, a political science professor at St. Mary鈥檚 College of Maryland, said Raskin鈥檚 highly-watched and well-regarded prosecution of Trump opens up 鈥渁 whole world of opportunity鈥� for him.
鈥淗e is easily the most well-known member of the Maryland congressional delegation,鈥� he said. 鈥淗e now has a national profile, so if he decided he wanted to run for senator or governor, I think those are very real opportunities for him.鈥�
Raskin did say that he would run for a fourth term in the U.S. House in 2022 鈥� and he pledged to support Democratic candidates around the country.
鈥淚 will be doing whatever I can to defend and expand the Democratic majorities in the House and the Senate,鈥� he said. 鈥淎s soon as we really can start to travel again, I will be traveling.鈥�
