DFL leader calls for resignation of party member, state senator Nicole Mitchell

Early Thursday morning, leaders of the DFL party called for the resignation of state senator and party member Nicole Mitchell (DFL-Woodbury.)

This comes after Mitchell was formally charged with first-degree burglary for allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home late last month. A few days later, Republican members of the Minnesota Senate filed an ethics complaint against Mitchell.

A few days later, Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy (DFL-St. Paul) announced Mitchell had been removed from committees and caucus meetings.


The party issued the following statement regarding its decision calling for Mitchell’s resignation:

“The Minnesota DFL believes that all elected officials should be held accountable, including members of our own party. While Sen. Mitchell is entitled to her day in court, her continued refusal to take responsibility for her actions is beneath her office and has become a distraction for her district and the Legislature. Now that her constituents have had full representation through the end of the legislative session, it is time for her to resign to focus on the personal and legal challenges she faces.”

Ken Martin, Chairman of the DFL Party