Nevada's senate majority leader resigns amid charges of misappropriating campaign funds
Nevada Democratic Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson resigned from his legislative seat on Tuesday in a tear-filled speech on the Senate floor, announcing he would be pleading guilty to federal charges of misappropriation of campaign funds for personal use and taking “full responsibility” for his actions.
The sudden resignation marks a precipitous fall for Atkinson, the state’s third African-American and first openly gay Senate majority leader. A legislative mainstay, Atkinson was first elected to the Assembly in 2002 and joined the Senate after the 2012 election.
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