There had been talk in GOP circles that Jim Cain, the U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, might be interested in running for state Republican Party chairman next year.
But Cain says he is not interested, Rob Christensen reports.
"I do not intend to seek the party chairmanship when I return to North Carolina," Cain said in an email from Copenhagen. "I have had a few calls of encouragement on this, but it is not the direction I plan to go in my next endeavor."
Cain, a Raleigh attorney and former president of the Carolina Hurricanes, has been ambassador to Denmark since 2005. But his tenure is likely to end after Democrat Barack Obama takes office.
Cain, 50, had been talked about as a possible gubernatorial candidate in 2004 and 2008. And by becoming party chairman would have eased his re-entry into Tar Heel politics.
He cut his teeth in politics as a former political operative to the late Sen. Jesse Helms, and more recently was a fund raiser for President Bush.
State GOP Chairwoman Linda Daves is expected to seek another term at the state convention this spring. But because 2008 was a rough year, there has been some opposition. State Sen. Fred Smith of Clayton, who ran unsuccessfully for governor, has been considering seeking the post.
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