U.S. Rep. Ernest Istook may throw his hat into the race for Oklahoma's next governor.

Oklahoma County Assessor Leonard Sullivan, one of about 90 people who attended Istook's town hall meeting at the Francis Tuttle Technology Center's Rockwell campus on Thursday, asked Istook (R-OK) whether he would run now that Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin and former Rep. J.C. Watts have announced they won't seek the office.

"I've had a lot of people ask me to consider it, and I'm listening to them," Istook said.