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“And yeah, I feel it a lot more. I’m older but you know, nothing stops me. I keep going. I get a lot done here. I don’t think anybody doubts that.”

Hatch told the Tribune he normally starts his day early and works out on a stationary bike before the work day.

He has had "routine cataract and glaucoma surgery" and he wears a hearing aid in one of his ears, according to the newspaper.

But a doctor's report said Hatch is in "overall good health and active in your professional work, and recreational lifestyle with minimal limitation," the Tribune reported.

Hatch is expected to decide this fall whether he'll launch another bid.