On September first, 2007, Craig resigned from the senate after reports surfaced about an earlier incident in which he pled guilty to [[disorderly conduct]] after being arrested on a complaint in which Craig claimed entrapment <ref>http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/Craigtranscript.pdf</ref> in sting operation of [[public lewdness|lewd conduct]] involving alleged sexual solicitation in a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis airport.<ref> [http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/28/craig.arrest/index.html CNN]</ref>
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On September first, 2007, Craig resigned from the senate after reports surfaced about an earlier incident in which he pled guilty to [[disorderly conduct]] after being arrested on a complaint in which Craig claimed entrapment <ref>http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/Craigtranscript.pdf</ref> in a sting operation of involving alleged sexual solicitation in a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis airport.<ref> [http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/28/craig.arrest/index.html CNN]</ref>
His third Senate term would have expired in January 2009.<ref> [http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/143801.html (Idaho Statesman)] </ref>
His third Senate term would have expired in January 2009.<ref> [http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/143801.html (Idaho Statesman)] </ref>
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Craig earlier resigned from a prominent role with [[Republican]] [[Mitt Romney]]'s presidential campaign<ref>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/08/28/craig/?rsssource=1</ref>
Craig earlier resigned from a prominent role with [[Republican]] [[Mitt Romney]]'s presidential campaign<ref>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/08/28/craig/?rsssource=1</ref>