Brooklyn Park voters will vote to fill the vacant seat of Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was killed last month in a politically ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has called a special election to fill the seat formerly held by Democratic House Speaker Emerita ...

On Monday, Xp Lee, a former Brooklyn Park city council member, said he is running for the seat on the DFL ticket. Lee ...

Slain Minnesota Lawmaker Remembered as Pragmatic Problem Solver Colleagues described Representative Melissa Hortman as a skilled, conciliatory lawmaker who was at once steely and warm.

Hundreds gathered Saturday morning at Minneapolis' Basilica of St. Mary for the private funeral of Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their dog, Gilbert.

Gilbert, Representative Melissa Hortman’s dog, is being honored at the State Capitol with Ms. Hortman and her husband, Mark. They were all killed in a shooting at their home this month.

Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark Hortman and their dog Gilbert laid in state in the Minnesota State ...

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota delivered a eulogy praising Melissa Hortman as a consequential and compassionate political leader, and her husband, Mark, as her proudest supporter. Tim Gruber for The ...

The Hortmans were eulogized on Saturday as warm, caring people who were the same whether they were at the Capitol or at their home in Brooklyn Park ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sat in a front pew during Melissa and Mark Hortman’s funeral alongside former president Joe Biden and former vice president Kamala Harris.

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman has been honored at a funeral where former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris attended.

Melissa Hortman, MN House leader, and her husband were killed by a gunman in Brooklyn Park in a targeted shooting. Her family included two children.