ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Less than two weeks after Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch resigned, her colleagues are getting ready to elect her replacement. The Senate GOP Caucus will vote Tuesday morning for their next leader.
Larry Jacobs, a professor of political studies at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, said whoever the leader is will not only have to help the party recover from Koch's scandal but also dig the GOP out of more than $1 million of debt.
Jacobs believes numerous names will be thrown into the ring but he expects Sen. David Hann to be at the top.
"He's someone who has a lot of support but he does come from the more conservative wing of the Republican Party" Jacobs said.
KARE 11 reached Hann by phone Monday but he declined to say if he was seeking the position.
Another name topping the list is Sen. Geoff Michel. Michel is the current interim majority leader. Jacobs said Michel is a more moderate Republican who might help the Republicans win in the tough 2012 election.
Before facing voters in 2012, the Senate GOP Caucus will need to pick a leader who can help unify the party and recover from Koch's fall from grace. If they don't, Jacobs warns Republicans may lose the majority they gained just last year.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45795596/ns/local_news-minneapolis_st_paul_mn/
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