Longtime Johnson County Dist. Atty. Paul Morrison is expected to announce today that he is running for attorney general.

It was not known whether Morrison would take on Atty. Gen. Phill Kline in the Republican Party primary, or switch to the Democratic Party and challenge Kline in the 2006 general election.

Morrison has been with the District Attorney’s Office for 25 years, first serving as assistant district attorney under Dennis Moore, who is now a Democratic congressmen whose district includes eastern Lawrence.

Morrison was elected to his current position in 1989.

Morrison will announce a statewide campaign at stops at Olathe, Topeka, Wichita and Pittsburg.