Senate Republicans already stripped Stevens of his leadership positions when he was indicted in July. Under GOP rules, any indicted senator must be removed temporarily from their positions and permanently if convicted. Stevens was ranking member on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and on the Appropriations Defense subcommittee.
The Alaska Democratic Party on Monday called for Stevens to resign after hearing the verdict.
Patti Higgins, chairwoman of the state party, said in an e-mail that the convictions are "very serious and he should resign immediately from the United States Senate."
"He knew what he was doing was wrong, but he did it anyway and lied to Alaskans about it," Higgins said. "Alaskans deserve better from their public officials. It’s time for us to elect an ethical and honest senator who will move this state forward.”
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