Children of slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman
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Melissa and Mark Hortman were fatally shot at their Brooklyn Park home Saturday morning. Their children released a statement Monday night with seven ways you can honor their legacy.
From the wooden dais in the Minnesota House, then-Speaker Melissa Hortman presided two years ago over what many called the most consequential legislative session in recent history. She helped orchestrate the passage of long-held Democratic goals: increased education spending,
A formal procession is taking place Tuesday to honor Minnesota Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were shot and killed early Saturday morning at their Brooklyn Park home.The Hortman family gathered at the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office,
Friends and colleagues mourning Melissa Hortman hailed the longtime Democratic legislator as a dedicated public servant, a straight-talking and savvy political operator and a kind and committed colleague,
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"The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else.”
The Hortman family’s dog, a golden retriever named Gilbert, was euthanized after he was injured in the shooting.
The children of Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman are speaking out on their parents' murders. “They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can’t believe they are gone," Sophie and Colin Hortman wrote in a statement obtained by PEOPLE Monday.
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