RFK Jr. says he's chosen his running mate after singling out Aaron Rodgers, Jesse Ventura

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura top the list of 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s preferred running mates, the Democrat-turned-independent tells ABC News.

Kennedy said on Tuesday that he had selected his No. 2, as he had been expected to do soon, but he declined to identify them.

Per his campaign, he plans to announce his choice on March 26 in Oakland, California.

He initially confirmed his intentions with his running mate, first reported by The New York Times, via text messages with an ABC News reporter.

He had been set to select his running mate in the coming weeks, his campaign manager previously told ABC News, due mostly to the requirement that he have one to apply for ballot access as an independent in certain states.

Rodgers hasn't publicly commented.

Ventura's son told ABC News on Wednesday in a statement that "there has been no formal offer from the Robert Kennedy camp. The Governor does not comment on political speculation."

Kennedy has publicly displayed his relationships with both Rodgers and Ventura: He recently posted a photo on social media of him and Rodgers hiking while Ventura, who was a wrestling star before becoming a politician, appeared at his Arizona rally last month.

Both men also share Kennedy's affinity for embracing some debunked claims: Rodgers, like Kennedy, has spoken misleadingly about COVID-19 vaccines, and Ventura has peddled conspiracy theories about the 9/11 attacks.

ABC has reached out to a Rodgers representative for comment.

"Dirty Jobs" host Mike Rowe was also approached by Kennedy, Rowe said.

"Given the fact that RFK has already made his selection and set the date to make an announcement, it's probably not appropriate for me to discuss the details of our conversations. I can tell you that we met several weeks ago and had several really productive conversations about the future of our country," he said in a statement to ABC News.

"We talked mostly about the mikeroweWORKS Foundation and our mutual interest in reinvigorating the skilled trades," Rowe said. "He was very complimentary of my efforts in that regard, and I was impressed with his commitment to help close America's skill gap. Vice President or not, I'd be happy to work with him on that agenda."

Kennedy is not assured the ability of being on the ballot anywhere because he's running outside the auspices of an established party. So volunteers have fanned out across the country and performed the painstaking work of gathering tens of thousands of signatures from everyday citizens.

So far, Kennedy is only on one state's ballot, Utah, but the campaign claims it has hit the signature threshold in Hawaii, Nevada and New Hampshire.

A pro-Kennedy super PAC, meanwhile, says it has gathered enough signatures to place him on the ballot in the key swing states of Arizona, Georgia and Michigan, though the Democratic National Committee filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission claiming the efforts amount to coordination with the campaign, which is illegal.

The political action committee denies the accusation.