U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said Monday that he doesn’t want to be education secretary — a job he was considered for under the last Democratic president — if Joe Biden is elected president this week.

In an interview, the Denver Democrat and former superintendent of Denver Public Schools said “no” when asked if he was interested in the job, which former President Barack Obama considered nominating him for after the 2008 election.

Obama instead chose Arne Duncan and Bennet was appointed U.S. senator. He won reelection in 2010 and 2016 and said Monday that he will run again in 2022.

“My plan is to run for reelection to the Senate, and that’s what I’m going to do,” Bennet said.

Bennet’s response should tamp down speculation about his political future. He fell far short in a presidential run this year, leading to questions about his desire to leave the Senate, an institution he considers to be dysfunctional and broken.

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