By Heather Grossmann
DNAinfo News Editor
MANHATTAN — Another would-be challenger to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has dropped out of the race before officially entering it.
Campbell Brown’s Republican husband Dan Senor reportedly decided this week not to face off against Gillibrand on the GOP line.
Senor was a policy advisor to George W. Bush, is a commentator on Fox News and is a partner at the investment firm Rosemont Capital in New York.
“It just wasn’t the right time for me in my business life and, more importantly, my family life,” Senor said in an interview with the New York Times on Wednesday.
There was speculation that Senor’s famous wife, a CNN anchorwoman, would have to leave her position if he joined the race because she often covers politics, but Senor told the Times that his decision not to run was not related to his wife’s career.
Two potential Democratic challengers to Gillibrand, former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. and billionaire media mogul Mort Zuckermam, decided not to run against the junior senator at the beginning of March.
Gillibrand is still facing challenges on the GOP line from Joe DioGuardi, father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi, former Port Authority board member Bruce Blakeman, and David Malpass, a former Bear Stearns executive.
