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Convicted Wis. Lawmaker to Step Down

By TODD RICHMOND
Associated Press Writer

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A former speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly, convicted of using state workers as campaign operatives on the taxpayer's dime and now facing up to 15 years in prison for it, announced Monday he would resign his office next week.

A jury convicted state Rep. Scott Jensen on Saturday of three felony misconduct counts and a misdemeanor for using state workers to run Assembly Republican campaigns on state time and with state resources.

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Jensen, a Republican from Waukesha, said Monday he would step down March 21. He remains free on bond until sentencing.

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Jensen, 45, was once one of Wisconsin's most powerful lawmakers and had an eye on the governor's office. But in 2002, he was one of five lawmakers charged in a secret investigation into Capitol corruption. He stepped down from the speaker's post he had held since 1997 but continued to serve in the Assembly.

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