Melissa Hortman
Melissa Hortman | |
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Hortman in 2023 | |
| 61st Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office January 8, 2019 – January 14, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Daudt |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Demuth |
| DFL Caucus Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office March 17, 2025 – June 14, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Zack Stephenson |
| Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office February 6, 2025 – March 17, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Demuth |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Thissen |
| Succeeded by | Kurt Daudt |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office January 4, 2005 – June 14, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Stephanie Olsen |
| Succeeded by | Xp Lee |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Melissa Anne Haluptzok May 27, 1970 Fridley, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 2025 (aged 55) Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Resting place | Morningside Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Coon Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic (DFL) |
| Spouse |
Mark Hortman (m. 1993) |
| Children | 2 |
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Melissa Anne Hortman (née Haluptzok; May 27, 1970 – June 14, 2025) 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.
On June 14, 2025, Hortman and her husband were assassinated in a politically-motivated attack at their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.