While the new Iowa Legislative session opened with a bipartisan agreement, some legislators are wondering how long it will last as two legislative leaders are considering a run for governor in 2002.”Their agenda is politically motivated as they run for governor,” said Sarah Leonard, communications director for the Iowa Democratic Party. “They aren’t going to be working for the people, they are going to work on running for governor.”Speaker of the House Rep. Brent Siegrist, R-Council Bluffs, said a run for governor in 2002 is a possibility, and his office will make an announcement in about a month.”I had considered a congressional run, but I am now concentrating on a possible run for governor,” Siegrist said. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Stewart Iverson, R-Dows, also has expressed interest in running for governor. However, he said he will remain intent on the legislative session.”It is a possibility, but my main focus is on the legislation,” he said.Some democratic legislators also said they fear the bipartisan agreement to work on key legislation will be in jeopardy if Siegrist or Iverson announces a run for governor.”We have a bipartisan agreement to improve teacher salary,” said Sen. Johnie Hammond, D-Ames. “Obviously, [Siegrist] will do things to campaign on — some will not be the best for Iowa.”However, other legislators said the potential candidates will have no effect on the legislative work.”I don’t see it would have anything to do with bipartisan [work],” said Rep. Teresa Garman, R-Ames. “I think there are things we agree on and disagree on.”Iverson said he doesn’t foresee any problems with his impending campaign for governor.”We may argue over dollars and cents — we may have disagreements, but I don’t see how running for governor would hamper [cooperation],” he said. “We all have the same constituents.”Steffen Schmidt, university professor of political science, said some opposition is important because it makes a democracy.”Bipartisan is okay, but not a value, in a democracy,” he said.Schmidt said whoever decides to run will make it a point to pass legislation that separates them from their opponent.”It’s not illegal or immoral to take an opposing position and disagree — that’s a very democratic thing to do,” he said. “Democracy is based on alternatives, not based on the same plan.”