Melissa Hortman

American lawyer and politician (1970–2025)

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 northern parts of the Twin Cities metropolitan area in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2005 to 2025, serving as the House minority leader from 2017 to 2019 and as speaker from 2019 to January 2025. During her tenure, she advocated for transportation, environmental rights, abortion rights, police reform, and gun control policies. She was also the chief author of the state's solar energy standard.

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Melissa Anne Haluptzok, Melissa Haluptzok Hortman, and Melissa Anne Hortman

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Vance Boelter Sentenced to Life for Killing Lawmaker

Vance Boelter received two life sentences for the politically motivated murders of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, a year after the attack.

Survivors, families speak out as Minnesota lawmaker assassin sentenced to life 📹 ABC News — Jul 24, 01:03 AM · 2min
Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband is sentenced to life 📹 AP News — Jul 23, 23:01 PM · 1min
Vance Boelter gets two life terms for killing Minnesota Democrat and her husband Washington Examiner — Jul 23, 19:44 PM
Minnesota man sentenced to life for killing Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman The Guardian — Jul 23, 17:32 PM
Vance Boelter given life sentence for shooting two Minnesota lawmakers UPI — Jul 23, 19:26 PM
Vance Boelter receives two life sentences for Minnesota lawmaker shootings The Independent — Jul 23, 17:45 PM
Life in prison for Minnesota man who killed state lawmaker The Standard — Jul 23, 19:23 PM
Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter who killed Dem Melissa Hortman and her husband gets two life sentences NY Post — Jul 23, 17:16 PM
Consecutive Life Sentences in Minnesota Lawmaker Killings Wall Street Journal — Jul 23, 19:21 PM
Man gets 2 life sentences for killing Democratic lawmaker al.com — Jul 23, 17:30 PM
Man Who Killed Dem Lawmaker and Husband Learns His Fate Daily Beast — Jul 23, 19:09 PM
Assassin Vance Boelter is sentenced to die in jail for murdering Minnesota Democrat lawmaker and her husband... and is hit by undignified humiliation after rising to apologize Daily Mail — Jul 23, 17:42 PM
Man gets two consecutive life sentences for killing Minnesota lawmaker and husband 📹 NBC News — Jul 23, 18:43 PM · 2min
Man gets two life sentences for killing Minnesota lawmaker 📹 NBC News — Jul 23, 19:37 PM · 1min