Hortman led House Democrats through some of the most difficult and consequential political times in recent Minnesota history.

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — In the fall of 1998, a young attorney named Melissa Hortman made her first run for public office.

House Speaker Melissa Hortman glances at the gallery before ... In reflecting on her legacy, Winkler posited that Hortman would probably not be interested in being viewed as the most ...

Before her death, Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman helped train service dogs for veterans. One veteran said her ...

Hortman fought for more trees to be planted outside the capitol, which friends and colleagues remember as part of her lasting ...

The recent shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers have left the community shaken, sparking urgent talks about enhancing safety ...

"The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little ...

The children of Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman are speaking out on their parents' murders. “They were the ...

Melissa and Mark Hortman served their community in many ways, including training dogs to be service animals for people in ...

But there was a caring, apolitical gracefulness as well to Hortman, colleagues said. Garofalo said that in the days after the ...

Selfless, humble and full of grit -- that was the Melissa Hortman that Minnesota lawmakers grew to love over two decades in ...

MINNEAPOLIS — As Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman became a respected name in state politics, she was also pouring into her community away from the public eye. Arik Elsner, a military ...