Bell says he won’t seek attorney general post

Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle County, said Monday that he will not seek the statewide post of attorney general next year.
“Jessica’s pregnant and we just got our test back,” Bell said of his wife. The two already have a young son, Robbie.
“That makes it easy,” Bell said. “I’m not going to run.”
The only Republican in the field as an announced attorney general candidate for 2009 is state Sen. Ken Cuccinelli, R-Fairfax County.
Others examining a GOP bid include Paul C. Harris, who for four years held the House seat Bell occupies; John Brownlee of Roanoke, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia; Sen. Ryan McDougle of Mechanicsville; and Sen. Mark Obenshain of Harrisonburg.