US EditionElection to fill assassinated Minnesota House member’s seat will decide control of the chamber
Candidates XP Lee and Ruth Bittner contest a special election to fill the Minnesota House seat after Melissa Hortman's murder; Lee has raised nearly $71,000, doubling Bittner's fundraising.
- X P Lee won a special election to fill the Minnesota House seat left vacant by the assassination of Democratic Representative Melissa Hortman, defeating Republican Ruth Bittner in a heavily Democratic district.
- The election result restores a 67-67 tie in the House, preserving a power-sharing agreement that existed previously, according to reports.
- Hortman was shot and killed in June, and her husband also died in the attack; this violent incident shocked the community and influenced the candidates' campaigns.
- Election-Related violence has raised concerns among voters, with Lee stating he wants to calm the charged atmosphere following recent events.
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Walz on Trump remarks about slain Minnesota lawmaker: ‘No compassion’
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Tuesday slammed President Trump for not speaking compassionately about slain state Rep. Melissa Hortman (D) after she and her husband, Mark, were gunned down in their home. “There’s no compassion, there’s no empathy in this man, and there’s no sense of governing for the whole country,” Walz said during…
In June, Democratic politician Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, were shot and killed in the US state of Minnesota, and now three months later, her replacement in the state legislature has been found.
Xp Lee wins special election to replace Melissa Hortman, bringing House back to 67-67 tie
Xp Lee, a health equity analyst for the Minnesota Department of Health and a former member of the Brooklyn Park City Council, won a special election Tuesday in Minnesota House District 34B in the north metro, replacing the late Melissa…
'One common thread': Shapiro invokes Kirk, Hortman killings in unity call
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said governors have a responsibility to uphold freedom of belief, whether in marriage or religion, but it is up to communities to act through speech rather than violence. The Democratic governor spoke at the 2025 Eradicate Hate Global Summit in Pittsburgh, saying political violence and the hate that fuels it have become commonplace in America’s democracy. “Think of it, in just the last year or so, we saw it in a fi…
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