WHEELING — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey hasn’t decided his 2024 political plans yet, but he is confident his record will best that of any other candidate in whichever race he chooses.

During a visit to Wheeling on Thursday, the Republican acknowledged he is considering runs for either governor or U.S. Senate representing West Virginia.

He expects to announce his 2024 intentions sometime “in the next 30 to 60 days.”

“I want to just keep racking up big victories for the state,” Morrisey said. “Of all the other names you might hear running for public office, I think our record of accomplishment is by far the best.

“When it comes to protecting the unborn, when it comes to protecting the 2nd Amendment, when it comes to taking on federal overreach, when it comes to addressing the opioid epidemic and scoring the number one per capita settlements in the country, when it comes to defending school choice, when it comes to defending the integrity of women’s sports, when it comes to really stepping up for West Virginia’s conservative values, it’s been a very good record.”

He noted there are “a lot of good people who are thinking about running.”

“But I feel good that when we enter the fray, people are going to notice the difference between rhetoric and action,” Morrisey said. “I have not made any decisions yet, and I’m still considering the options.

“It’s been a wonderful experience to be the state’s attorney general, and I feel fortunate to have that opportunity.”

He said 2022 was a wonderful year for his office, as he and his assistants were successful in reaching an agreement with West Virginia’s cities and counties for the distribution of opioid case settlements coming to the state.

Morrisey’s office won a case before the U.S. Supreme Court pertaining to school choice and granting families funding through the Hope Scholarship program.

Morrisey also was victorious last year before the U.S. Supreme Court in getting a ruling that limits the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability over power plants. He termed it “one of the biggest separation of powers cases in a long time.”

“It’s been a very strong run, but in life you want to continue to have challenges,” Morrisey continued. “I think we set very ambitious goals in the attorney general’s office, and we’ve been meeting them.

“Now we have to evaluate whether we’ll set new goals in the office, or set our sights on another where we will have additional challenges and opportunities to help the state.”

He said he has been holding off on a political decision “so I can get my day job done,” and has been watching as “lesser known” candidates announce their intentions.

“Every person who enters a race has his or her impact,” Morrisey said. “The one thing I feel good about is that our record of conservative accomplishment is going to stand out. Whatever I run for, there is not going to be anyone else who can point to the sheer volume of victories we’ve had, where we’ve stood up for West Virginia.

“It’s not going to be close.”

He knows other candidates are getting an earlier start on their campaigns.

“But when you look at our record on the issues that matter, they’re going to have to demonstrate why they are credible and stronger on those issues where we’ve been succeeding in the AG’s office,” Morrisey said. “We’re going to build on that experience. A lot of other people are just going to promise without the credibility of getting it done before.”