Melissa Hortman - Wikipedia Melissa Anne Hortman (née Haluptzok; May 27, 1970 – June 14, 2025) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 61st Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2019 to 2025 A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, she represented northern parts of the Twin Cities metropolitan area in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2005 until her assassination
Melissa Hortman obituary: Remembering her determination, humor DFL House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark pose for a photo at the DFL Humphrey-Mondale Dinner on Friday, June 13, 2025 Credit: Photo courtesy of the House DFL Caucus House
Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, husband killed in attack House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot in their home early Saturday morning Gov Tim Walz announced the news during a morning news conference “Our state lost a great leader, and I lost the dearest of friends,” Walz said “Speaker Hortman was someone who served the people of Minnesota with grace, compassion, humor and a sense
Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for . . . Hortman worked closely with Gov Tim Walz to enact policies that prioritized children and expanded protections for abortion and gender-affirming care Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House speaker who championed the passage of ambitious progressive policies in the state, was assassinated early Saturday in what Gov Tim Walz called “an
Minnesota Lawmaker Melissa Hortman Killed, FBI Hunt Suspect Democratic state Rep Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed by an individual impersonating a police officer Hortman was the former speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives