Democratic Assemblyman Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, filed paperwork this week to run for attorney general in 2010.
Lieu is the third Democrat to make the move, following San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris, who announced she was exploring a run in mid-November, and former Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla, who filed in July.
Current Attorney General Jerry Brown is eligible to run for reelection in 2010, but the ex-governor has been making noise about trying to return to the governorship.
Both Harris and Canciamilla have already said that should Brown run for reelection they would bow out of the race.
On the Republican side, Sen. Tom Harman, R-Huntington Beach, filed his paperwork last week.
The 2006 GOP nominee, former Sen. Chuck Poochigian, also has an open account for the seat, though it has been largely inactive.
Photo: Assemblyman Ted Lieu speaking at a rally on November 25, 2008. Credit: Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee
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