Rep. Chris DeLaForest of Andover resigns from the Minnesota House
Rep. Chris DeLaForest, R-Andover, is resigning from the Legislature effective Sept. 1.
DeLaForest. who did not seek reelection, in a press release cites the opportunity to pursue a lifelong professional goal as the reason for not serving out the remaining months of his term.
“While retiring from elective office was not an easy decision, I knew the time was right for me to pursue other goals and opportunities,” said DeLaForest.
“Although I would have preferred to serve out the few remaining months of my term, a unique opportunity presented itself, and unfortunately, the timing did not work out,” he said.
DeLaForest has been credited by fellow lawmakers as being an able negotiator — one of the few in the Legislature, one lawmaker opined once.
A serious car accident last summer near his home had DeLaForest reexamining his life priorities, he explained last session.
One of the lawmaker’s more colorful bills was a ticket scalping bill that drew wide media attention.
