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Candidacy filing period for late Speaker Emerita Hortman’s seat opens Tuesday
The candidacy filing period for the seat left open by the assassination of House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman opens Tuesday. The special election is scheduled for Sept. 16. A primary election will ...
Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman, Her Husband and Their Golden Retriever Lie in State as Public Brings Dogs to Pay Respects
Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark Hortman and their dog Gilbert laid in state in the Minnesota State ...
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In Melissa Hortman’s Minnesota, no one’s humanity is up for debate
Melissa was not just a legislator. She was a builder of futures. She built bridges across ideologies, across communities, and ...
Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman lies in state as shooting suspect appears in court
The Hortmans' caskets and the dog's urn were arranged in the center of the rotunda, under the Capitol dome, with law enforcement officers keeping watch on either side.
Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman, husband and dog to lie in state as suspected killer is in court
Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman will lie in the Minnesota Capitol rotunda on Friday as her suspected killer is scheduled to appear in court ...
Funeral held for slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband
Former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris joined the more than 1,000 mourners at the service.
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Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman, husband remembered for humility, humanity
The Hortmans were eulogized on Saturday as warm, caring people who were the same whether they were at the Capitol or at their ...
Assassinated Dem Rep. Melissa Hortman, husband lie in state alongside beloved dog in Minnesota Capitol
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband laid in state in the Minnesota Capitol alongside their beloved golden retriever, Gilbert, Friday, two weeks after the three were allegedly ...