Senator Dick Roeding won't seek re-election, will endorse John Schickel.

Read the story here.

The story has it that State Rep. Addia Wuchner and former legislator Charlie Walton, both Boone County Republicans, are also reportedly interested in running for the 11th district that covers all of Boone and Gallatin counties and the Kenton County suburbs of Lakeside Park, Crescent Springs, Crestview Hills and Fort Mitchell.

I do not know about you in Northern Kentucky, but I was particularly impressed with Rep. Wuchner's conservative credentials, particularly with her staunch defense of a parent's right to resist Merck and its experimental drug for our daughters, Gardasil; I do so, even though she obviously does NOT do a good job of answering her emails -- maybe, it's because she considers me NOT a constituent and therefore not worthy of an email reply.

And then, again, I've always considered Senator Roeding a friend and will miss him in the Legislature, and his pick of a successor may have an advantage over other challengers.