Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell said she will resign from the state legislature after being found guilty on federal burglary charges.
Her vacancy will result in a special election that will test Democrats’ narrow 34-33 majority in the state Senate. She will resign on Aug. 4, giving herself two weeks to finish legislative projects, her attorney said in a statement.
“Once these tasks are completed, Senator Mitchell will tender her resignation,” the statement said. “It was the honor of her lifetime to serve her District and the State of Minnesota.”
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Mitchell was found guilty last week after she was charged with breaking into her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
“I was just trying to get a couple of my dad’s things because you wouldn’t talk
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