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Special election to fill slain lawmaker Melissa Hortman's seat shines light on political violence

Special election to fill slain lawmaker Melissa Hortman's seat shines light on political violence
nation9/16/2025

Minnesotans are set to vote in special election to replace Melissa Hortman, the former Democratic Minnesota House speaker who was killed in June.

Minnesotans are set to vote Tuesday in the special election to replace Melissa Hortman, the former Democratic Minnesota House speaker who was killed alongside her husband at their home in June, a politically motivated killing thrust back into the spo... [3170 chars]