Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) shut down the buzz that he is considering a bid to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency under President-elect Donald Trump next year.

“I appreciate the speculation but I am staying in Congress and running for re-election,” Moskowitz said in a post on X. “It’s an honor to serve the people of Florida’s 23rd district.”

Moskowitz’s statement comes after it was reported this week that the Florida Democrat was a top contender to become Trump’s next FEMA director, which would’ve made him the highest-ranking Democrat in the Trump administration. The move would have also helped Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) with the math of his very slim GOP majority by creating a vacancy in a Democratic-held seat.

If Trump had tapped Moskowitz, it would not be the first time the Democrat would have served in a Republican administration, as he was the director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management under Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) before being elected to Congress. In that position, Moskowitz led the agency during Hurricane Michael recovery efforts in 2018, as well as the state’s COVID-19 response.

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Moskowitz has also been known to warm up to Republicans on some efforts, even becoming the first Democrat to join the new Department of Government Efficiency caucus in Congress, which was created to advance the proposals of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the co-leaders of Trump’s DOGE commission aimed to cut government spending.

Moskowitz has also introduced legislation that would establish FEMA as a Cabinet-level position that reports directly to the president.