LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Alex Assefa, who was the first Ethiopian-American elected to public office in the United States and represented District 42 in Las Vegas, has resigned.

Gov. Sisolak’s office sent the following statement to local media on Tuesday morning:

The Governor's Office is in receipt of Assemblyman Assefa's resignation letter. The Governor’s Office will process and submit a declaration of vacancy to the Clark County Commission which will appoint a successor to Assembly District 42, per statute.

Asefa, who is a Democrat, assumed the office on Nov. 7, 2018. He won re-election in November 2020, His term was set to end on Nov. 9 2022.