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Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Koch resigning from her post

"We cannot afford a lame duck leader in negotiations next session, which is why I am resigning from my position as Majority Leader," Amy Koch said in a letter.

December 15, 2011 at 11:12PM
Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch spoke with reporters about the state's projected $876 million balance for the 2012-13 biennium December 1, 2011.
Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch spoke with reporters about the state's projected $876 million balance for the 2012-13 biennium December 1, 2011. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

After just one year on the job, Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch suddenly announced she was resigning from the post because she would not seek reelection.

"We cannot afford a lame duck leader in negotiations next session, which is why I am resigning from my position as Majority Leader," she said in a letter.

Read the letter here:

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