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Special Election for Slain Minnesota Lawmaker Melissa Hortman’s Seat Comes Amid New Fears of Political Violence
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.
- Voters in Minnesota House District 34B are holding a special election on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, to fill the seat left vacant by the late former Speaker Melissa Hortman.
- The election follows the June 14 shooting that fatally wounded Hortman and her husband Mark, an event described by law enforcement as targeted political violence.
- Democrat Xp Lee, who previously served on the city council in Brooklyn Park and works as a health equity analyst, faces off against Republican realtor Ruth Bittner, who secured her party’s nomination without opposition.
- Lee won the Democratic primary on August 12 with about 59% of nearly 2,000 votes cast and has outraised Bittner $71,000 to $7,100, mostly spent on canvassing and mailings.
- If Lee wins, the House will be evenly split 67-67, prompting a swift special session to address gun violence and pressing legislative issues, with leaders expressing readiness to cooperate.
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Special election for slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman’s seat comes amid new fears of political violence | News Channel 3-12
By Molly English, CNN (CNN) — A special election in Minnesota on Tuesday will determine who will fill the seat of the late Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman, just over three months after she and her husband were fatally shot in what Gov. Tim Walz at the time called “a politically motivated assassination” and less than a week after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk’s death is the latest instance of political violen…
Special election for slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman’s seat comes amid new fears of political violence
By Molly English, CNN (CNN) — A special election in Minnesota on Tuesday will determine who will fill the seat of the late Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman, just over three months after she and her husband were fatally shot in what Gov. Tim Walz at the time called “a politically motivated assassination” and less than a week after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk’s death is the latest instance of political violen…
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Tuesday special election will determine balance of power in MN House
Voters will decide whether the Minnesota House will return to a 67-67 tie between Democrats and Republicans or remain a Republican majority in a special election on Tuesday. The northwest metro House District 34B has been vacant since the June assassination of Democratic-Farmer Labor representative and former House Speaker Melissa Hortman. DFLer Xp Lee won his party’s nomination in the special primary election for the seat on Aug. 12, besting th…
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