State lawmaker from Miami-Dade resigns seat over perjury case
Coral Gables Democratic Rep. Daisy Baez has officially resigned her seat in the Florida Legislature as part of her agreement to plead guilty to a misdemeanor perjury charge in a case over her legal residency.
Baez sent House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O'Lakes, her one-sentence resignation letter Wednesday morning.
“Effective immediately, I am resigning my office as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, HD 114,” Baez wrote.
This story was originally published November 1, 2017 at 2:56 PM with the headline "State lawmaker from Miami-Dade resigns seat over perjury case."