Anti-Gun State Senator Resigning After Felony Burglary Convictions

Days after a Becker County, Minnesota jury found state Senator Nicole Mitchell guilty of felony attempted burglary and possession of burglary tools after just a few hours of deliberation, Mitchell announced that she’s resigning her seat… potentially ending the Democrats’ control of the chamber. 

Democrats (known as the Democrat-Farmer-Labor party in Minnesota) currently hold a one-seat majority in the Senate, but the chamber will be deadlocked once Mitchell departs. That won’t happen right away, however. 

Her defense attorneys announced Monday her resignation will come no later than 5 p.m. on Aug. 4. The announcement said she needs time to “wrap up outstanding legislative projects … complete ongoing constituent services … transition legislative staff … [and] obtain health insurance for her son.”

Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat, represents parts of Woodbury and Maplewood. Her resignation leaves the Minnesota Senate tied at 33-33 at least until a special election is held.  If Republicans prevail in that contest, it would shift the balance of power in the chamber since Democrats have just a one-seat majority right now.   

Shouldn’t she have been getting all of her ducks in a row before the trial? She had to have known that getting convicted was a real possibility, especially given her own statements to police when she was busted in her stepmother’s basement last year. She told both her stepmother and the officers who responded to Carol Mitchell’s 911 call that she was there at the home to get some of her late father’s belongings, and clearly wanted to do so without alerting her stepmother given that she used a pry bar to gain entry to the home while dressed like a cat burglar. 

Former Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka thinks peaceable, vetted Minnesotans with valid permits should be disarmed at the Capitol…

…while creating a special class of armed insiders: legislators, staffers, and lobbyists.

🚨 No.

The problem isn’t law‑abiding permit holders.… https://t.co/Wodk2jGyQS

— MN Gun Owners Caucus (@mnguncaucus) July 20, 2025

We know how Mitchell would have voted on that bill. Hopefully her successor will be more respectful of both our Second Amendment rights and vote down this attack on lawful gun owners if the partial carry ban reaches the Senate floor. 

Editor’s Note: The radical left will stop at nothing to enact their radical gun control agenda and strip us of our Second Amendment rights.

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