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Michael Brodkorb is a Minnesota Republican activist, a former deputy chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota, former communications director for the Republican caucus in the Minnesota Senate, under Senator Minority Leader David Senjem and later to Amy Koch when she was the majority leader of the state senate,〔("Brodkorb out of the Minnesota Senate" ), Star-Tribune, December 16, 2011〕 and the creator of the blog Minnesota Democrats Exposed.〔(MN GOP deputy chair steps down ), ThisWeekLive, November 11, 2011〕 In his role as an aide to Senjem and Koch, he is credited with helping to engineer the Republican takeover of the state senate in 2010.〔("The fall of Michael Brodkorb" ), Star-Tribune, December 23, 2011〕 He and Koch were described as "the two most powerful people in the Minnesota Senate."〔("Stadium politics played role in Koch and Brodkorb dismissal, insiders say" ), Minnesota Post, December 21, 2011〕 Brodkorb served as deputy chair of the Minnesota Republican Party from 2009 to 2011, when he resigned to work for the congressional campaign of Minnesota state senator Mike Parry. Brodkorb abruptly resigned both from his position in the Senate and his position with the Parry campaign in December 2011.〔(Brodkorb no longer with the Minnesota Senate ), Minnesota Public Radio, December 16, 2011〕 Weeks later, Koch resigned her post as Majority Leader after admitting an "inappropriate relationship" with a male staffer. Brodkorb was fired the next day. Brodkorb has announced his intention to file litigation again the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Senate and Secretary of the Senate Cal Ludeman over his termination from the Minnesota Senate. Lawyers representing Brodkorb have announced additional claims against the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Senate and Ludeman over allegations that Ludeman disclosed private unemployment data about Brodkorb in an interview with Minnesota Public Radio. Brodkorb's attorneys also announced plans to sue for defamation per se over statements Ludeman made in a press release where he accused Brodkorb of attempting to "extort payment from the Senate." On May 25, 2012, the Minnesota Senate released legal bills showing they had spent $46,150 to the first 3 months of 2012 to prepare a defense to Brodkorb's suit. An analysis of the bill by the Associated Press showed the bulk of the $46,150 owed was due to attorneys retained by the Minnesota Senate repeatedly meeting with Ludeman. On June 19, 2012, the Minnesota Senate announced additional legal bills in the amount of $38,533, bringing the total legal costs incurred by the Minnesota Senate due to the termination of Brodkorb to almost $85,000 since the end of the May 2012. A court dismissed a libel suit against Brodkorb and his blog in 2007 in a case that was described as "breaking new legal ground in the world of blogging".〔("Libel suit dismissed against blogger" ), Star-Tribune, March 10, 2007〕 He graduated from high school in Forest Lake, Minnesota in 1992.〔 〕 He attended both the University of Minnesota Duluth and the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.〔 On January 23, 2013, Brodkorb was injured in a single-car crash on Interstate 35E when his vehicle hit a concrete wall. He pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was ordered to pay a $500 fine.〔(Pages, March 19, 2012: "Michael Brodkorb created a hostile work environment, Republican senator says" by Gary Prattpleads-guilty-to-DWI-charge "Brodkorb pleads guilty to DWI charge" ) 〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Brodkorb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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