PHOENIX — Former main league pitcher Curt Schilling says he’s fascinated with operating for Congress in Arizona.
Schilling confirmed in an e mail to The Arizona Republic on Monday that he’s contemplating a run. He declined to say which district he’d run in and wrote that “the illegal immigration issue is not a joke.”
Schilling, 52, helped the Arizona Diamondbacks to its solely World Series championship in 2001. He gained one other World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 2004.
He was later fired as an ESPN commentator for controversial on-line feedback.
He’s an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump, who tweeted, “Curt Schilling, a great pitcher and patriot, is considering a run for Congress in Arizona. Terrific!”
Schilling has previously floated a Senate run in Massachusetts.