Sen. Frank Artiles resigned from the Florida Legislature on Friday, consumed by a scandal that over a diatribe of insults the Miami Republican unleashed against two lawmakers at a Tallahassee bar.
In a letter to Senate President Joe Negron, Artiles said he was stepping down for the sake of his family and of the institution of the Senate, whose work this week as Republican leaders grappled with Artiles鈥� political future.
鈥淢y actions and my presence in government is now a distraction to my colleagues, the legislative process, and the citizens of our great State,鈥� Artiles wrote. 鈥淚 am responsible and I am accountable and effective immediately, I am resigning from the Florida State Senate.
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