FILE - Geraldo Rivera on the "Fox & friends" television program in New York in this June 25, 2010 file photo. Rivera, who hosts a weekend show on Fox News Channel, said Thursday Jan. 31, 2013 he's seriously thinking about running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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FILE - Geraldo Rivera on the "Fox & friends" television program in New York in this June 25, 2010 file photo. Rivera, who hosts a weekend show on Fox News Channel, said Thursday Jan. 31, 2013 he's seriously thinking about running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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FILE - In this June 6, 2012 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, second from left, and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch are greeted by the governor's cabinet and staff at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison a day after Walker won a recall election. Organized labor, blindsided by a new law weakening union rights in Michigan, point to Walker, who raised more than $30 million to beat his Democratic opponent, as a prime target in the 2014 elections. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)
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This undated image released by Fox shows, from left, Jasika Nicole, John Noble, Anna Torv and Joshua Jackson in a scene from the two-hour series finale of "Fringe," airing Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 at 8 p.m. EST on Fox. (AP Photo/Fox, Liane Hentscher)
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This undated image released by Fox shows Joshua Jackson in a scene from the two-hour series finale of "Fringe," airing Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 at 8 p.m. EST on Fox. (AP Photo/Fox, Liane Hentscher)
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FILE - This May 5, 2009 file photo shows Chris Matthews arriving at the Time 100 Gala, in New York. The veteran MSNBC host raised his profile as much as any member of the television commentariat during the 2012 presidential campaign. His 5 p.m. "Hardball" show has seen viewership jump by 24 percent this year from 2011, 17 percent for the rerun two hours later. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
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Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez (88) makes a catch against Tampa Bay Buccaneers middle linebacker Mason Foster (59) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham leaves the field on a cart with an apparent left ankle injury during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Atlanta, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. The Buccaneers won 22-17. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT
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Denver Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker (87) congratulates Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas (88) after Thomas pulled down a pass with one hand for a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs in the third quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
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FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, Hallis Mailen, of Madison, Wis., participates in a rally calling for the recall of Gov. Scott Walker at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. Organized labor, blindsided by a new law weakening union rights in Michigan, point to Walker, who raised more than $30 million to beat his Democratic opponent in the June recall, as a prime target in the 2014 elections. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart, File)
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FILE - In this combination of undated file photos are, from left: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker; Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder; Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett; Florida Gov. Rick Scott, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Labor leaders, as part of a renewed offensive against perceived anti-union policies, point to Snyder and Walker as their prime targets in the 2014 elections, and also plan to target Corbett, Scott and Kasich. (AP Photo/File)
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CORRECTS YEAR - FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2011 file photo, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, center, speaks with supporters at a union hall in Cleveland before a door-to-door campaign to urge a no vote on Ohio Issue 2. Unions spent $24 million to overturn the anti-union measure in Ohio, only to lose their effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker the following June. Blindsided by a new law weakening union rights in Michigan, organized labor is preparing to target Republican governors in politically important states up for re-election in 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)
Fox's Geraldo Rivera weighing US Senate run in NJ
NEWARK, N.J. (
AP) —
Geraldo Rivera, who hosts a weekend show on
Fox News Channel, said Thursday he's seriously thinking about running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey.
"Buckle your seat belts!" said Rivera before announcing, on his radio show on WABC-AM in New York, that he is "truly contemplating" a Senate bid.
He said he has spoken to some people in the New Jersey GOP about a run, but he didn't say what they told him.
Rivera got a mixed response when he asked his 30,000 Twitter followers how they feel about him challenging either Sen. Frank Lautenberg or Newark Mayor Cory Booker.
At 89, Lautenberg is the oldest sitting U.S. senator. The Democrat hasn't said if he will seek re-election.
Booker, also a Democrat, has announced he is exploring a run but hasn't made clear if he would challenge Lautenberg in a primary, should he seek another term.
No Republican has formally announced an interest in running.
Rivera, who is 69, said he has commitments to Fox and the radio show, but "I figure at my age if I'm going to do it, I gotta do it."
"And there doesn't seem to be any Republicans ready to work against or run against" Lautenberg or Booker, he said.
The New Jersey Republican party did not return an email asking for comment.
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