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Before her death, Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman helped train service dogs for veterans. One veteran said her ...
Hortman led House Democrats through some of the most difficult and consequential political times in recent Minnesota history.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — In the fall of 1998, a young attorney named Melissa Hortman made her first run for public office.
Selfless, humble and full of grit -- that was the Melissa Hortman that Minnesota lawmakers grew to love over two decades in ...
The slain legislator pushed for an array of causes — from voting rights to free school meals — that benefited marginalized communities.
Fighting for a wide range of people with a skill for compromise, is how Rep. Melissa Hortman, D-Brooklyn Park, is being ...
The recent shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers have left the community shaken, sparking urgent talks about enhancing safety ...
As they struggle now through their own grief, those who knew Mark Hortman say he loved mountain biking, music, his family and ...
MINNEAPOLIS — As Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman became a respected name in state politics, she was also pouring into her community away from the public eye. Arik Elsner, a military ...
After his tragic death with the Hortmans, Gilbert the Helping Paws dog inspires hope and PTSD awareness through a lasting ...
Melissa Hortman, former Minnesota House Speaker, was shot and killed alongside her husband in a politically motivated attack, ...
Hortman fought for more trees to be planted outside the capitol, which friends and colleagues remember as part of her lasting ...