Pittenger resigned
Sen. Robert Pittenger has resigned.
He is the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Sen. Walter Dalton, the Democratic nominee, has made no such move so far. He said after the Senate session that he had "too much work to do here."
Click here to listen to Senate President Pro Temp Marc Basnight wish him well and then Pittenger say a few words.
Pittenger will be at a bit of an advantage on fundraising for the moment, since state law limits what legislators can raise while the session is going.