Sen. Sherrod Brown is working on his own re-election this year, but the Ohio Democrat's name often pops up as a possible 2020 opponent to President Donald Trump.

So when he stopped in at The Enquirer's editorial board meeting earlier this week, we asked him about it.

Brown's response: "I'm not actively considering it."

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"I don’t have the great desire to be president like a lot of my colleagues do," Brown said. But, he acknowledged, "I hear it more and more" because of his popularity in Ohio, a state Trump won by 8 percentage points.

"I think about it from time to time," he added, "but I'm not close to wanting to do that.".

Brown won 17 Ohio counties in 2012 that Trump won in 2016. So far this year, most polls show Brown with a comfortable lead over his Republican opponent, Rep. Jim Renacci.

Brown, 65, was considered for Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016, but the Democrats didn't want to give up Brown's Senate seat.

If Democrat Richard Cordray wins the Ohio governor's race this fall, his election could impact whether Brown runs for president. The governor picks the Senate replacement.

Columnist Jason Williams and reporter Scott Wartman contributed to this story.