House expels Gamrat, Courser resigns

Rep. Cindy Gamrat, R-Plainwell, reflects during a quiet moment in the night's drawn-out proceedings. Members of the House deliberated more than 14 hours on the fate of Gamrat and Courser.

Former Representative Todd Courser, right, tells Rep. Ed McBroom he will resign early in the morning on Friday. McBroom was chairman of the committee that recommended expulsion.

Former Representative Todd Courser, left, signs a letter of resignation for Majority Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton, who tells him the date and time so that he can add it to the document.

House sergeants escort former Representative Todd Courser from the chamber as he tries to stretch out his departure to say goodbye to other legislators.

House sergeants escort former Representative Todd Courser from the chamber after he signed the letter of resignation on Sept. 11, 2015.

Representatives try to stay alert as the night wanes into early morning before progress is finally made.

Former Rep. Cindy Gamrat awaits her fate in the wee hours of the night.

Former representative Cindy Gamrat told members of the House that she still expected to be censured rather than expelled.

Former representative Cindy Gamrat addresses the members of the House before they voted to expel her.

Cindy Gamrat ponders her fate before the vote to expel her from the House of Representatives on Friday.

Former Rep. Cindy Gamrat tells Majority Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton, that she won't resign, before the body votes to expel her from the Michigan House of Representatives on Sept 11, 2015.

Former Rep. Cindy Gamrat walks the floor of the House with her son, Joey Gamrat, after a talk with the House Leadership.

Former Rep. Cindy Gamrat watches the voting with her son, Joey, as she is expelled from the Michigan House of Representatives. Gambit said she was surprised when her son arrived to support her .

Former Rep. Cindy Gamrat leaves her desk and the chamber with her son, Joey, as she is expelled.

House sergeants export former Rep. Cindy Gamrat from the chamber immediately after the vote.

Speaker of the House Kevin Cotter is swarmed by the media after the marathon effort.

The voting board is shown during House hearings. Twenty-six Democrats refused to vote during a first round of voting that lasted nearly two hours as the resolution to oust Courser from office fell short of the required majority.

Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, chairman of the special committee that recommended expulsion of both Courser and Gamrat, talks with The News during the hearings.

Rep. Ray Franz refills his giant snack jar in anticipation of a long night.

House Democratic Floor Leader Sam Singh, D-East Lansing, argues with McBroom and House Speaker Kevin Cotter.

Minority leader Tim Greimel, left, huddles with House speaker Cotter during the deadlocked vote.

House Speaker Kevin Cotter during the hearings.

Rep. Cindy Gamrat looks at the voting board.

Rep. Todd Courser speaks during House hearings on his proposed expulsion.

Gamrat and Courser listen as the House special committee announces its vote to expel them both for misconduct Thursday morning in the House Appropriations committee room at the Capitol in Lansing.

Courser, foreground, and Gamrat, background, listen as the House special committee announces the results of their vote.

Rep. Todd Courser, R-Lapeer, pleads to be censured rather than expelled from the state House of Representatives. Courser testified before the House Select Committee considering expelling him and Rep. Cindy Gamrat, R-Plainwell, on Wednesday, Sept 9, 2015, in the Capitol.

Rep. Cindy Gamrat listens as Rep. Todd Courser, R-Lapeer, begins a second preamble preceding his testimony before the House Committee.

Special committee chairman Rep. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, listens to questions posed to Rep. Todd Courser.

Rep. Todd Courser insisted he was under a lot of stress when he produced the "controlled burn" email.

Rep. Todd Courser listens to a question posed by Rep. Frank Liberati, D-Allen Park.

Rep. Andrea Lafontaine, R-Columbus Township, asks some tough questions.

Courser confers with attorney Dan Randazzo during a break.

Rep. Kurt Heise, R-Plymouth, listens as Todd Courser answers a question.

Rep. Todd Courser under questioning.

Rep. Rob VerHeulen, R-Walker, listens to Rep. Todd Courser.

Courser testifies with a team of attorneys by his side.

Rep. Cindy Gamrat sits with her attorney, Mike Nichols, as Rep. Todd Courser tells his side of the story.

Todd Courser chats with a reporter during a break.

Courser leaves the chamber with the media on his heels.

Todd Courser fields questions from the media after he testified.

Todd Courser faces the media after his testimony.

Courser pauses before answering a reporter's question.