Rep. Sean Duffy Sean DuffyCNN's Ana Navarro to host Biden roundtable on making 'Trump a one-term president' Bottom line McCarthy blasts Pelosi's comments on Trump's weight MORE (R-Wis.) said on Thursday that he is not running for Senate in 2018.

"After much prayer and deliberation, Rachel and I have decided that this is not the right time for me to run for Senate," Duffy said in a statement.

"We have eight great kids and family always comes first."

Duffy said in the statement that incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin Tammy Suzanne BaldwinKeep teachers in the classroom Cher raised million for Biden campaign at LGBTQ-themed fundraiser Democrats seek balance in backing protests, condemning violence MORE (D-Wis.) will "be beat because her radically liberal Madison record and ideas are out of synch with Wisconsin."

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"I look forward to helping our Republican nominee defeat her," he said.

"I'll continue to work my heart out for the families of the 7th district and I'm excited about the great things we will accomplish with our united Republican government."

Just in: @Duffy4Wisconsin not running for US Senate in 2018, father of 8 says it's "not the right time for me to run" pic.twitter.com/cVCB1YFlFg — Charles Benson (@CharlesBenson4) February 16, 2017

A report last year said Duffy, an early supporter of President Trump, was considering a Senate run in 2018.

The report said a handful of Republicans was already weighing a run to unseat Baldwin, who was elected in 2012, in the wake of Trump's victory in Wisconsin.

Duffy has served in Congress since 2010 and worked on the president's transition team.