Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell has announced she will resign by August 4 after being convicted of felony burglary and possession of burglary tools for breaking into her estranged stepmother's home.
Mitchell, a Democrat, was a key vote in the narrowly divided Minnesota Senate, and her departure sets up a special election that could shift the balance of power. The conviction stems from an April 2024 incident in which Mitchell was found in her stepmother's basement, leading to a high-profile trial and calls for her resignation from both parties. Her sentencing is scheduled for September.
The case has sparked intense political fallout, with Democrats now at risk of losing their slim majority in the state Senate.
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