Rep. Duran Responds to Guilty Verdict in Senator Mitchell Case
St. Paul, MN — Following last week’s guilty verdict in Senator Nicole Mitchell’s felony burglary trial, Representative Bidal Duran (R-Bemidji) issued the following statement:
“What Senator Mitchell did was wrong plain and simple. The moment she was charged with felony burglary, she should have stepped down. That kind of behavior is completely unbecoming of a state senator or any elected official. Public service demands integrity, and when someone violates that trust, there should be immediate accountability, not delay, not deflection, and certainly not a prolonged goodbye tour.”
Senator Mitchell was convicted Friday of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools stemming from an incident in April 2024. Despite the conviction, she announced plans to resign in two weeks.
“Dragging this out only adds insult to injury,” Duran said. “Minnesotans expect better from their leaders.”