Melissa Hortman
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Melissa Anne Hortman was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 61st speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, she represented nort
Hortman in 2023
Hortman speaks to press after becoming Speaker of the House (January 2019).
Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert all lying in state at the Minnesota State Capitol
A flag at Yosemite National Park flying at half-staff on June 16 after Hortman's assassination
Vance Boelter
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Vance Luther Boelter is an American murderer who assassinated state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on June 14, 2025. He also shot state senat
Melissa Hortman
…man. Minnesota governor Tim Walz said the shooting appeared to be a politically motivated assassination. The suspect in the shooting was 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter. Boelter was arrested on June 15 after a large-scale manhunt. Earlier on June 15, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar called Hortman's killing a "politically…
Boelter in a 1989 Christ for the Nations Institute yearbook
Boelter's appointment as Private Sector Representative by Mark Dayton in 2016