Friday, December 10, 1999
Roeding formally announces 2000 run
BY PATRICK CROWLEY
The Cincinnati Enquirer
LAKESIDE PARK — State Sen. Dick Roeding, a veteran Republican lawmaker poised to take a key spot in legislative leadership, has formally announced his plans to run for re-election in 2000.
Though Mr. Roeding didn't file campaign papers until last week with the Secretary of State's Office in Frankfort, the senator and GOP leaders have said for months that he will run for another term.
A lawmaker since 1990, Mr. Roeding, 69, a retired pharmacist and lobbyist, said he will have added clout in the 2000 General Assembly session that begins Jan. 4.
Not only will the Republicans have the majority in the Senate but Mr. Roeding will be elected president pro tem, GOP Senate leaders have said.
“The new responsibilities the Republican caucus will carry makes the political landscape very exciting,” Mr. Roeding said, “and guarantees that we can effectively address the types of legislation, like health insurance laws, which can improve the lives and property of almost every Kentuckian.”
Democrats have yet to field a candidate to run against Mr. Roeding, and Democratic Party leaders have said they don't expect to challenge him next year.
“The Democrats aren't going to waste their money on somebody they can't beat,” said Fourth District Republican Party Chairman Jay Hall.
“I'm sure there are Senate seats the Democrats believe they can run competitively for, but this isn't one of them,” he said.
Mr. Roeding's 11th Senate District is considered one of the most Republican in the state. It includes all of Boone County, the largest GOP-controlled county in Kentucky, and the Republican-dominated Kenton County suburbs of Edgewood, Crestview Hills, Fort Mitchell, Fort Wright and Villa Hills.
Mr. Roeding will collect about $50,000 at a campaign fund-raiser planned for Dec. 16 at the home of Kenton County Republican Party Chairman Greg Shumate.
“If I was a Democrat and saw how much money Dick is going to raise, I'd be scared to run against him, too,” Mr. Shumate said.
“But it's more than just money with Dick's success. Through his service in the state Senate, he has risen to a position where he can really help Northern Kentucky,” he said.
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