Former MN State Senator, Amy Koch
On May 11, 2011, Minnesota State Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch led her caucus in
voting to send an amendment to a ballot referendum that would define marriage as only a union between a man and a woman.
Ostensibly, the measure will protect the sacred institution of marriage from the gays, by ensuring the gays of the North Star State will never be able to participate it. Ever.
Yesterday, GOP Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch resigned.
Why? Minnesota's Pioneer Press explains:
The night before Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch resigned her leadership post, she was confronted by her peers about allegations of an inappropriate relationship.
GOP senators met with Koch, R-Buffalo, Wednesday evening and confronted her, the senators said Friday. The allegations accuse her of an inappropriate relationship with a Senate staffer.
There were "multiple reports from staff" about the relationship, said Sen. Geoff Michel, R-Edina, in a press conference Friday afternoon called shortly after news of the relationship broke.
He didn't characterize the relationship, but it reportedly interfered with the Senate's work environment. He also did not name the staffer involved.
Michel has been named Interim Senate Majority Leader until a replacement an be elected.
When confronted, Koch neither admitted nor denied the allegations but mentioned resigning, Michel said.
Michel said nothing had been resolved before Koch's sudden resignation Thursday.Koch also has said she will not seek re-election in 2012.
Koch did not immediately return a call Friday from the Associated Press. Legislative reference materials list her as married with one child.
Minnesota Post is also reporting she is married:
She wrote that "after thoughtful conversations with my family and friends," she decided not to run. Koch is married and has a daughter.
Did the gays make her do it?
4:09 PM PT: It appears Chris Love and I have tag-teamed news of "family values" Republicans who prefer to live by the motto "Do as I say, not as I do."