Oh Sen 31st: Householder (R) Won't Run

The Cleveland Plain Dealer "blog" Openers is reporting that former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder (R), still under investigation by the IRS and FBI, has decided not to run for the Ohio Senate 31st District seat of term-limited incumbent Jay Hottinger (R-Newark). Having conducted polling in the district, Householder opted to forego joining State Rep. Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) and State Rep. Ron Hood (R-Ashville) in that Republican primary and will instead run for re-election as Perry County Auditor.