Washington Governor Chris Gregoire told Politico she's "not even thinking about" a third term yet but that she hopes to make a decision by early summer.

Gregoire won re-election over perennial opponent Dino Rossi in 2008, and her current term expires in 2012.

"There’s no fair assumption right now, other than, I really don’t think about this," Gregoire told Politico. "I'm so preoccupied with getting through this legislative session, which I think will be one of the most difficult in our history, keeping it bipartisan, working together, solving problems. That's a full plate. I'm going to focus on that. Once I'm through the session, I'll get together with my family and we'll make the decision."

Re-election was more of a footnote in the Q&A, in which Politico questioned Gregoire, the chair of the National Governors Association, about that organization's aims, health care reform and how the federal deficit might affect states.

The full interview is available at the link.

Link via KIRO 7's Essex Porter on Twitter.