A Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker who was discovered responsible of burglarizing her stepmother’s dwelling resigned from workplace on Friday.
“I’m stepping down from the MN Senate, however I am unable to do this with out expressing my gratitude,” former state Sen. Nicole Mitchell posted on the social platform X. “Thanks to my household, associates, & constituents who shared the problems they care about & trusted me to work on their behalf.”
“It has been a real honor to serve MN & the neighborhood I grew up in,” she added.
The Minnesota Star Tribune reported that Mitchell individually penned a word to constituents thanking them for help as she formally tendered her resignation to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D).
“It has been a real honor to serve the state of Minnesota and the neighborhood I grew up in,” Mitchell, 51, wrote within the electronic mail message to supporters, per the Tribune.
Mitchell, a former Climate Channel meteorologist and lieutenant colonel within the Air Nationwide Guard, was convicted on two felony counts final week after breaking into the house of her father’s widow final 12 months. She alternately claimed she was attempting to test on her estranged stepmother and that she was making an attempt to recuperate private gadgets from her father, who died in 2023.
“I used to be simply attempting to get a few my dad’s issues since you would not speak to me anymore,” police video of her arrest confirmed Mitchell telling her stepmother the night time of the housebreaking.
Mitchell, who was first elected to the state Senate in 2022, hasn’t been sentenced within the case, however she could face 20 years behind bars.
Walz, who was the Democratic vice presidential nominee final fall, might be liable for calling a particular election to choose Mitchell’s successor in her deep Democratic seat, however the governor’s workplace did not instantly reply to The Hill’s requests for particulars.
Democrats held a one-seat majority within the Minnesota Senate, so Mitchell’s vote was considered as essential to passing Democratic laws whereas she was awaiting trial. She refused to resign earlier than her conviction final week however was anticipated to finally step down by Aug. 4.