Overview
- Dugan submitted an immediate resignation to Gov. Tony Evers on Jan. 3, and the governor’s office said it will move quickly to fill the seat.
- Legislative Republicans had warned they would launch impeachment proceedings, citing a state constitutional bar on felons holding office unless pardoned.
- A federal jury in December found Dugan guilty of felony obstruction tied to an April 2025 courthouse encounter and acquitted her on a related misdemeanor.
- Sentencing has not been scheduled; the conviction carries a statutory maximum of five years, and her legal team has moved for a new trial and plans to appeal.
- Prosecutors said Dugan redirected ICE agents and escorted defendant Eduardo Flores‑Ruiz through a nonpublic exit; he was later arrested and deported in November.