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Walz said he considered leaving public office after Hortman assassination
Walz said the killings and a surge in threats made him question whether he wanted to continue in politics, despite seeking a third term.
- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz considered leaving public office following the June 2025 assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, his closest governing partner.
- Walz faced a flood of violent threats after joining Kamala Harris' presidential ticket in 2024, prompting concerns about protecting part-time legislators who work away from the State Capitol most of the year.
- Violent threats continue targeting the governor even as his term nears its end; Walz said his daughter received a message yesterday containing a picture of their home and the warning, "Wait what I've got in store for you."
- State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were wounded in a separate June 2025 attack on the Hortmans, reflecting a broader surge in intimidation against Minnesota lawmakers from both parties.
- Despite initial doubts, Walz announced a third-term bid in September 2025, but reversed that decision in January 2026 amid mounting scrutiny of his administration's handling of widespread fraud in Minnesota's social services programs.
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Tim Walz Said He Considered Leaving Public Office
“Gov. Tim Walz considered leaving public office after the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark,” Minnesota Star Tribune reports. Said Walz: “I didn’t want to do this job anymore after that. Not just out of fear or anything, but the joy of public service, the joy of being with Melissa Hortman, and just how that was taken.”
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Walz said he considered leaving public office after Hortman assassination
Gov. Tim Walz considered leaving public office after the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, according to a New York Times investigation into rising threats of political violence against elected officials nationwide. Walz, who…
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