AUSTIN – Sen. Florence Shapiro of Plano said Friday that she will file for re-election for her state Senate seat next month, while she keeps her long-range sights set on the U.S. Senate seat now held by Kay Bailey Hutchison.

Shapiro, a Republican, said she will file for re-election on Dec. 3, the first day state candidates can file to run in next year's elections. She has represented Senate District 8, in Collin and Dallas counties, since 1993.

Shapiro is one of several candidates who are having to adjust their plans now that Hutchison has said she won't step down from the Senate until after the Republican primary in March. Hutchison, who is challenging Gov. Rick Perry in the GOP race for governor, had earlier indicated she would resign from the U.S. Senate by the end of 2009 to focus on the contest against Perry.

"I will adjust my U.S. Senate campaign based on the future resignation decision of U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison," Shapiro said in a written statement.

Regarding the U.S. Senate seat, Shapiro said she is "very pleased" with the statewide team of supporters she has assembled and that she has raised more than $1 million toward that race.