Tennessee’s governor seat will be ripe for the plucking in 2010, and word is that former Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. - who’s whipped up a lot of frenzy on Big Head DC lately with revelations about his saucy love life - is interested in the job.

The New York Post reported over the July 4th holiday that an NBC source asked Ford what would be next on his agenda, and he reportedly replied, “I’m gonna be governor.”

Big Head DC has now spoken to sources close to Ford who’ve asked not to be identified, with two confirming that he’s “definitely” considering a run.

Conventional Beltway wisdom placed Ford running for Congress again soon (he ran a failed bid for Senate in 2006), but our sources say he thinks he’s young enough to build up his political career in the Tennessee State House and then try to make the jump to the U.S. Senate again. They say he also may be looking to start a family soon (perhaps with Emily Threlkeld), and he may view the governor’s mansion as a more stable place to do that.

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