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Over two decades in public service, Melissa Hortman left unmatched legacy in Minnesota
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — In the fall of 1998, a young attorney named Melissa Hortman made her first run for public office.
Vance Boelter voted in 2024 Minnesota Republican presidential primary, records show
Vance Boelter, the man accused of killing DFL House leader Melissa Hortman and her husband and shooting and injuring DFL Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, voted in the March 2024 Minnesota Republican ...
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After Her Killing, Speaker Melissa Hortman’s Legacy on Rights and Equity Endures
The slain legislator pushed for an array of causes — from voting rights to free school meals — that benefited marginalized communities.
Melissa Hortman, shepherd of Legislature’s historic 2023 session, called House Democrats’ ‘captain’
Find the latest reporting on the assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman here. Minnesota Democrats went on a winning streak in ...
Minn. Sen. Amy Klobuchar Shares Her First Memory of Late Friend Melissa Hortman: 'She Was the Best of Politics' (Exclusive)
Klobuchar saw the Minnesota House speaker just hours before she and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot in what's been ...
House Speaker Lisa Demuth reflects on friendship across the aisle with Rep. Melissa Hortman
After gaveling out of last week's special session, Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth made her way toward the front of the ...
Who was Melissa Hortman? Look at her family, husband Mark, and their children
Melissa Hortman, representing Minnesota's District 34B, was a prominent DFL politician and former Speaker of the House.
Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers caught
The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, two law enforcement officials said, bringing an end to a nearly two-day search that put the state on ...