Well-placed sources are telling us that Senator (and former Governor) Julian Carroll has decided this will be his last term. Whether it’s his age or the desire to start cruising art school cafes that are leading to the decision, we were not told.
Whatever the case, evidently he has circulated the information enough that both parties are starting to salivate a bit.
Reportedly, there is dissension among Democrats of the district. Frankfort locals are pushing Rep. Derrick Graham. Old guard Democrat power brokers are wanting Rep. Joe Graviss. And the left-of-center crowd prefers Sellus Wilder, former Frankfort City Commissioner and 2016 U.S. Senate candidate.
While that primary could potentially be a crowded field, our sources tell us that Republican Senate leaders have already been having serious conversations with someone from Anderson County. While we don’t know a name for certain, ITC wonders if this is the time that Ellen Williams finally throws her hat in the ring for elected office?
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