Speaker Melissa Hortman stands behind the dias during the regular legislative session Monday, March 27, 2023. (Nicole Neri ...

Rep. Hortman, who served a six-year stint as House Speaker, was a longtime leader of the DFL caucus and one of Minnesota's most influential politicians.

Minnesotans remember Rep. Melissa Hortman and the legacy she leaves behind after she was shot and killed in her home on June 14, 2025.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (GRAY) – On Friday, Jun. 27, former Minnesota DFL Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark will lie in ...

Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their golden retriever Gilbert will lie in state on Friday at the ...

Hortman led House Democrats through some of the most difficult and consequential political times in recent Minnesota history.

Selfless, humble and full of grit -- that was the Melissa Hortman that Minnesota lawmakers grew to love over two decades in ...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — In the fall of 1998, a young attorney named Melissa Hortman made her first run for public office.

The Hortman family’s dog, a golden retriever named Gilbert, was euthanized after he was injured in the shooting.

As Minnesotans prepare to pay their final respects to Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman, lawmakers remembered her as an advocate for a range of causes that improved the lives of Black and other ...

The recent shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers have left the community shaken, sparking urgent talks about enhancing safety ...

While I write this column, I see Melissa Hortman’s face looking down at me. Literally. She always is, every time I sit down to write. I have a photo from 2019 taken at the Minnesota House, where ...