Republican mega-donor Michael Minogue confirmed that he is considering running for governor of Massachusetts after months of speculation over whether the business executive and combat veteran was weighing a campaign ahead of the 2026 elections.

In a statement to the Herald Thursday, Minogue pitched himself as “an outsider to this process” but said he is debating running to be the state’s next chief executive. Gov. Maura Healey, a first-term Democrat from Arlington, said earlier this year that she plans to run for reelection.

“Right now, I’m focused on listening, learning, and meeting with people across the commonwealth as I consider a run for governor,” Minogue told the Herald in a brief message.

Minogue is the former head of the medical technology company Abiomed and served in Operation Desert Storm as an infantry platoon leader. He also has a long history of donating to national conservative causes and candidates, according to federal campaign finance records.

In just the last year, he contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Republican National Committee and a fundraising committee associated with President Donald Trump, federal filings show.

The South Hamilton resident and West Point graduate has also been making the rounds at local Republican town committee meetings alongside other potential conservative candidates and Mike Kennealy, who formally declared a campaign for governor last month.

In his message to the Herald, Minogue said he is “not a politician.”

“For the past two decades, I’ve led Abiomed as chairman, president, and CEO, creating jobs and lifesaving heart pumps developed and manufactured here in Danvers,” he said.

Minogue’s potential gubernatorial intentions have been largely unclear amid rumors that he was debating a run. He did speak to MassGOP Chair Amy Carnevale about running for governor of Massachusetts, the Herald previously reported.

Other potential Republican candidates for governor include Brian Shortsleeve, a former MBTA executive and venture capitalist, and Sen. Peter Durant, a Republican state lawmaker from Spencer.

This is a developing story…