Politico reports:

House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (Ind.) is considering stepping down from his post in the GOP leadership in preparation for a possible bid for president or governor in 2012. Pence, who won the 2012 presidential straw poll at the Values Voter Summit last month, is currently No. 3 in the House GOP hierarchy.

When Congressman Pence was at the NR offices a while back, we asked him about his ambitions. His answer was non-committal.