Sen. Nicole Mitchell's vote helps defeat call for her own resignation in Minnesota Senate

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A mobility successful nan Minnesota Senate to telephone for nan resignation of bemired DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell grounded Tuesday, and Mitchell herself was among those voting it down aft a GOP-led effort to portion her of voting powers failed.

Sen. Karin Housley, R-Stillwater, brought distant nan motion, which called for "a general petition for nan resignation" of Mitchell. The ballot grounded on statement lines successful nan DFL-controlled Senate, according to a Republican spokesperson.

Mitchell, a Democrat who represents nan eastbound metro, was charged pinch burglary past week. After being recovered successful nan basement of her stepmother's home, dressed successful each black, Mitchell told constabulary she collapsed successful to retrieve her father's ashes and different sentimental items, according to a criminal complaint.

In a consequent statement, Mitchell denied nan allegations and said she was astatine nan location to cheque connected a family personnel pinch Alzheimer's.

"It saddens maine that immoderate group are attempting to usage a tragic family business to people governmental points, and I americium grateful to those who believe, arsenic I ever have, that everyone should beryllium allowed nan owed process guaranteed by our Constitution," Mitchell said, successful part. "I americium assured that a overmuch different image will look erstwhile each of nan facts are known."

Mitchell returned to nan State Capitol connected Monday, casting a deciding ballot successful her ain defense. Tuesday's ballot connected Housley's mobility was on consecutive statement lines.

David Hann, chair of nan Republican Party of Minnesota, chided nan Minnesota Senate DFL successful a connection Tuesday for her information successful nan vote.

"This audacious move by nan Minnesota Senate DFL demonstrates a disturbing committedness to retaining powerfulness astatine immoderate cost, blatantly ignoring nan basal principles of transparency and accountability expected by Minnesota citizens," Hann said.

Senate Republicans filed an morals complaint against Mitchell past week, and immoderate were already calling for her resignation earlier Tuesday's vote. The Ethics Subcommittee is group to talk nan title May 7.

Over nan weekend, Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy announced Mitchell would beryllium relieved of her committee assignments and removed from caucus meetings until some nan criminal and Senate investigations into nan charges are complete. 

Mitchell, a erstwhile TV meteorologist and a commandant pinch nan Air National Guard, was elected successful 2022 and is successful her first term.

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