Two Berkshire County state representatives say they are thinking about a run for State Senator Ben Downing’s seat. Downing announced Monday that he will not seek a sixth term.

Pittsfield State Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier says she would be in a strong position to take the Senate seat if she runs. She says there’s a lot to consider before making that decision.

“The impact it would have on my family, what impact it would have on my constitutes in the Third Berkshire District and then the impact on the constitutes on the greater senate district, in that order,” Farley-Bouvier says.

Another Berkshire legislator, Representative Smitty Pignatelli of Lenox, tells the Berkshire Eagle he too is considering a run for the state Senate. Pignatelli is in a better financial position than Farley-Bouvier.The latest campaign finance reports have Pignatelli with a war chest of almost $90,000, and Farley-Bouvier with just less than $7,000