Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange will run for the Senate to succeed Jeff Sessions, according to reports.

Strange told the Weekly Standard he is not seeking to be be appointed to fill the Senate vacancy created by Sessions, president-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Attorney General. He will, however, run in the midterm special election that will likely be held in 2018. If Gov. Robert Bentley appointed him to replace Sessions, however, Strange said he would accept the post.

"I think this is the right thing for me to do," Strange told the Weekly Standard, pointing to similarities between his views and Sessions' on immigration and energy policy.

Messages left with Strange's office have not been returned as of publication.

Strange is the latest Alabama lawmaker to put his name into consideration to replace Alabama's junior Senator. U.S. Reps. Robert Aderholt, Mike Rogers and Mo Brooks and State Sens. Del Marsh and Arthur Orr all said they would either seek the nomination or serve if asked.

Bentley will appoint Sessions' successor, who will serve until a special election is held. The appointment process could be tricky, however, as Strange recently asked a house House panel deciding if Bentley should be impeached over his relationship with a former staffer to delay its hearings. Strange indicated his office is conducting a related investigation but has not confirmed the nature of its work.

Last week, Strange congratulated Sessions while also hinting at his future plans.

"Senator Sessions is a credit to our state and to our nation, and I know that he will make us all proud in his new role where he will be a champion for the rule of law," Strange said. "There will be a time to decide who will try to fill those shoes, but that is for another day. Today is about Jeff Sessions, the legacy he leaves behind, and the good work for our country we know he is yet to achieve."

A graduate of Tulane University, Strange, 63, has served as the state's Attorney General since 2011, starting his most recent term in 2014. Earlier this month, Strange took over as chairman of the powerful Republican Attorneys General Association.