US EditionState Lawmakers Move to Delete Addresses Online After Minnesota Shootings
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JUN 17 – States including Texas and Colorado are reviewing laws to limit public access to lawmakers' home addresses after shootings raised safety concerns, with more than 40 Colorado officials requesting address redactions.
- In June 2025, former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her spouse were killed, while Senator John Hoffman and his wife were injured in separate shootings at their residences.
- The shootings followed Vance Boelter using private websites to find personal information that candidates voluntarily provide when filing for office.
- Following recent attacks on Minnesota legislators, the Secretary of State’s office temporarily limited public access to two databases containing candidates’ address details and plans to review long-term access policies.
- Don Gemberling, a public information advocate, expressed concern that although many emphasize the importance of transparency, opportunities for public access—such as legislative hearings and meetings—are becoming increasingly limited.
- The shootings intensified debates about balancing officials’ safety and public access, leading North Dakota to remove legislators’ addresses from its website.
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Colorado lawmakers stay vigilant, redact addresses after Minnesota assassination
The Colorado Capitol pictured on May 9, 2023. Colorado lawmakers from both parties have denounced the politically targeted shootings against Minnesota state lawmakers on June 14, 2025. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline)More than 40 Colorado elected officials as of Tuesday have requested the redaction of their addresses and other personal information from the state’s online campaign finance database. The Colorado secretary of state suspended the web…
Bid to protect lawmakers’ data gains momentum
Long-stalled legislation that would allow lawmakers to remove their personal data from the internet is again gathering speed on the Hill after two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot at their homes. On Tuesday, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., “raised” her proposal on the topic with GOP Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, which the pair tried to attach to defense legislation in 2023, on Tuesday during senators’ briefing on the shootings, Sen. Elizabeth…
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