Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell has announced she will resign by August 4 after being convicted of felony burglary for breaking into her estranged stepmother's home.
Mitchell, a Democrat, was found guilty on two counts and admitted to entering the home to retrieve her late father's belongings. Her resignation puts the Democrats' narrow majority in the Minnesota Senate at risk, as a special election will now determine which party controls the chamber. The case has drawn bipartisan calls for her resignation and has sparked debate over legislative ethics and accountability.
Mitchell's sentencing is scheduled for September.
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