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Melissa Hortman: Once a teenager with a job making burritos, she became a powerful MN lawmaker who trained service dogs
Melissa Hortman’ s influence at the Minnesota Capitol and her power as a Democratic leader to shape the course of a deeply ...
Melissa Hortman, slain Minnesota lawmaker, attended Boston University and Harvard
Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker who was gunned down in what is described as a politically motivated attack, earned ...
Who are Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman, the Minnesota state lawmakers shot on Saturday
Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, State Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses were all shot early Saturday in targeted ...
Assassinated Rep. Melissa Hortman leaves legacy as unflashy leader who ‘got the job done’
From the wooden dais in the Minnesota House, then-Speaker Melissa Hortman presided two years ago over what many called the most consequential legislative session in recent history. She helped ...
Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed, State Sen. John Hoffman wounded in 'targeted political violence'
A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials ...
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Melissa Hortman remembered as "most consequential" speaker in state history
Friends and colleagues mourning Melissa Hortman hailed the longtime Democratic legislator as a dedicated public servant, a ...
'It's just tragic': Former Iowa state senator mourns loss of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman
Former Iowa State Sen. Rob Hogg said he is heartbroken over the death of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman. Hortman and ...
What to know about Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman, the lawmakers shot in Minnesota
State Rep. Melissa Hortman and State Sen. John Hoffman, who were targeted by a shooter on Saturday, were longtime members of ...
Melissa Hortman, shepherd of Legislature’s historic 2023 session, called House Democrats’ ‘captain’
But there was a caring, apolitical gracefulness as well to Hortman, colleagues said. Garofalo said that in the days after the ...