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State Sen. Thayer Verschoor  is the latest lawmaker to set sail upon the choppy political seas with an exploratory committee. The probable destination: The state treasurer's seat in 2010.
Verschoor, a Gilbert Republican, is one of 10 senators hitting their eight-year term limit, and thus looking at other job prospects.
The senator said he won't seek the treasurer job if the current occupant, Dean Martin, seeks a second term. Verschoor said he would have other options if that were the case, although he didn't elaborate. However, Martin is widely expected to get into the governor's race.
Andrei Cherny, a former assistant attorney ...

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