MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch resigned her post Thursday after she was confronted by GOP Senate leaders about allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a Senate staffer, according to high level State Capitol sources.
Those sources confirmed that four Republican Senators held an emergency meeting with Koch Wednesday night, after multiple Senate staffers reported the possible improper conduct.
In a letter to Senate Republicans Thursday, Koch resigned as Senate Majority Leader and said she will not run for re-election next year.
In her letter, Koch wrote: “We cannot afford a lame duck leader in negotiations next session, which is why I am resigning my position as Majority Leader.”
Koch did not immediately return a call for comment.
