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Two Democratic lawmakers Melissa Hortman<\/strong> and John Hoffman<\/strong> were shot overnight in separate locations in June 2025. Hortman died as a result, but Hoffman survived and called for action to combat the ongoing violence in the United States.<\/p>\n Read on to learn what happened to Hortman and Hoffman.<\/p>\n Hortman, 55, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She represented District 34B in Minnesota and was a member of the Minnesota Democratic\u2013Farmer\u2013Labor Party (DFL).<\/p>\n Apart from her political career, Hortman was a mother of two children and was married to her husband, Mark Hortman<\/strong>. She and her husband died after being shot in June 2025.<\/p>\n Hoffman is a 60-year-old member of the Minnesota Senate. Like Hortman, Hoffman is a part of the Minnesota Democratic\u2013Farmer\u2013Labor Party (DFL), and he represents District 34.<\/p>\n Hoffman survived the shooting. He returned to speak at the Democratic National Committee\u2019s summer meeting in Minneapolis to address the harrowing incident.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m still slowly recovering from my gunshot wounds \u2014 nine of them,\u201d Hoffman explained. \u201cIf you want to see the pattern on my body, it\u2019s the same pattern that\u2019s in my red door that I no longer have, although I do still have a long way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n Hoffman added, \u201cWe must call Americans to action in ways that don\u2019t incite intimidation and political violence, right? Having our own homes violated by pure evil cannot be the new normal, right? \u2026 I believe all Americans and Minnesotans want to talk to each other again without being demeaned and without the threat of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n Hortman and Hoffman were shot in separate locations in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, in what appears to be a related incident, per Fox 9. Their respective spouses were shot as well, according to multiple outlets.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve activated the State Emergency Operations Center.<\/p>\n Local law enforcement in Champlin and Brooklyn Park have the full resources of the State of Minnesota behind them. <\/p>\n We are monitoring the situation closely and will share more information soon.<\/p>\n \u2014 Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) June 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWho Is Melissa Hortman?<\/h2>\n
Who Is John Hoffman?<\/h2>\n
Hortman & Hoffman Shooting Details<\/h2>\n
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