The Tennessee state Senate voted to expel a Democratic member over her conviction on fraud charges.
State Sen. Katrina Robinson was expelled on a 27-5 vote on Wednesday after a recommendation from the Senate Ethics Committee. She was accused of misusing $600,000 in federal grant money to pay for her wedding and other personal expenses before she entered office, according to FOX13.
“Expulsion of any member of an elected body is never good for our state and our citizens,” read a statement from State Rep. Antonio Parker, chairman of the Black Caucus. “The expulsion of Senator Robinson is deeply disheartening.”
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The state senator called the process “one of the most discriminatory, misogynistic, racist, and partisan hearings against a prominent state Senator in Tennessee,” according to the outlet.
Robinson’s lawyers asked the state’s upper congressional chamber to delay the vote until after March 3 to hear the final court decision on the two counts of wire fraud she faces, saying she was ready to resign if the outcome was not in her favor. A vote on a delay resulted in a tie, which meant the motion failed, the outlet reported.
Robinson had served the state Senate’s 33rd District since 2018.
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Robinson has not responded to the Washington Examiner‘s request for comment.
