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Former Brooklyn Park Council Member, Xp Lee, Wins DFL Primary for Seat Held by Late House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman
The DFL primary winner will face Republican Ruth Bittner in September to fill the seat of slain leader Melissa Hortman, with a 63% Democratic hold expected, officials said.
- Three Democratic candidates faced off in the Aug. 12 primary to replace slain Rep. Melissa Hortman in Minnesota House District 34B covering Brooklyn Park and nearby areas.
- The primary follows Hortman's assassination in June, leaving the seat vacant and prompting a Sept. 16 special election against Republican Ruth Bittner.
- Democratic candidates include Xiongpao Lee, former Brooklyn Park council member and Minnesota Department of Health employee, Christian Eriksen, city council member, and Erickson Saye, a Hennepin County prosecutor.
- Lee won the DFL endorsement and received 59% of the primary vote, while Bittner, a former real estate agent, remains the sole Republican candidate; the House currently holds a narrow 67-66 Republican majority.
- The Sept. 16 special election outcome will decide House control, as a Democratic win restores a 67-67 tie and a Republican win gives GOP clear majority for the legislative session.
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Former Brooklyn Park council member, Xp Lee, wins DFL primary for seat held by late House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman
Former Brooklyn Park city councilmember Xp Lee won Tuesday’s special DFL primary for the House 34B Seat formerly held by Rep. Melissa Hortman. Lee will face Republican Ruth Bittner in the September 16th special election.
Brooklyn Park Democrat voters choose Xp Lee as presumptive successor for Hortman seat AlphaNews.org
Share This StoryDemocrat voters in the Brooklyn Park area have chosen a presumptive successor to fill the legislative seat left vacant after the assassination of Melissa Hortman. Xiongpao “Xp” Lee earned nearly 60 percent of the vote on Tuesday evening in a special election primary among two other Democrats in House District 34B. The district includes most of Brooklyn Park and portions of Coon Rapids and Champlin. Lee will move on to face Republ…
Xp Lee wins Democratic primary in race to fill seat of late-Rep. Melissa Hortman
Xp Lee won the DFL primary in the race to replace the late-Rep. Melissa Hortman in District 34B. (Courtesy photo)Xp Lee, who was born in a refugee camp in Thailand after his family fled Laos amid the Vietnam War, won the Democratic-Farmer-Labor special primary election on Tuesday to replace the late Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was killed in an apparent political assassination. He’ll face Republican Ruth Bittner on Sept. 16, though the solidly blue…
Xp Lee wins primary for Melissa Hortman’s seat; White Bear Lake mayor primary results in
Two primary elections took place in the Twin Cities metro on Tuesday — a special primary for the seat of late state Rep. Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, and a primary for White Bear Lake mayor. Polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and former Brooklyn Park City Council member Xp Lee had 59% of the vote in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary for House District 34B with all precincts reporting. In the White Bear Lake primary, with all precincts repo…
Election results: 2025 Minnesota special and primary elections on Aug. 12
A handful of special and primary elections were held Tuesday, Aug. 12, in Minnesota, including a primary for State House District 34B and a special election for a St. Paul City Council seat.
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3 Democrats to face off in primary for Rep. Melissa Hortman’s seat
ST. PAUL — Voters in Brooklyn Park are heading to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 12, in a primary for the seat of slain Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman. Three Democratic candidates — Erickson Saye, Xp Lee and Christian Eriksen — seek the party nomination for House seat 34B, representing areas of Brooklyn Park, Coon Rapids and Champlin. The seat is expected to stay blue, as Hortman won her last election in November 2024 with 63% of the vote. The results …
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