yes KBH stays in the Senate until she either resigns which she said she was going to do or until her term is up in 2012.
I wish she would have left the Senate in October or November 2009 as she stated she was going to.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) said Wednesday she’s stepping down from the Senate this fall to pursue her gubernatorial campaign, setting the stage for a Texas-sized senatorial battle next spring. Hutchison told POLITICO that she’s planning to leave the Senate in October or November Politico 7/29/2009