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.

Jun 27, 2025 · Republican Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth (right) and DFL House Leader Melissa Hortman speak to reporters at a Minnesota Capitol press conference on May 22, 2025.

Jun 14, 2025 · 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 …

Jun 14, 2025 · The lawmaker who was killed was Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman. She and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their home in what appears to be a "politically-motivated …

Jun 28, 2025 · Hortman, a former Democratic speaker of the Minnesota House, and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park, Minn., home earlier this month in what law enforcement …

Jun 14, 2025 · A mother and wife whose husband was killed alongside her. Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman was more than just the state House’s top Democrat, according to those who knew her.

5 days ago · The son and daughter of Melissa and Mark Hortman have asked the president to remove a social media post promoting a conspiracy theory about the assassination.

Jun 16, 2025 · Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed, and State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were injured in what Gov. Tim Walz called "politically motivated" …

5 days ago · The children of murdered Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman have called for Donald Trump to take down a Truth Social post, which linked her killing to the state governor, Tim Walz. …

Jun 14, 2025 · Hortman, 55, had been the top Democratic leader in the state House since 2017. She led Democrats in a three-week walkout at the beginning of this year's session in a power struggle with...