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Minnesota honors Hortmans at the Capitol

By Lisa Kaczke
Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband, Mark, and their golden retriever, Gilbert, lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda June 27. All were fatally shot in their Brooklyn Park home June 14. (Photo by Andrew VonBank)
Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband, Mark, and their golden retriever, Gilbert, lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda June 27. All were fatally shot in their Brooklyn Park home June 14. (Photo by Andrew VonBank)

Elected officials and the public paid their respects to Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park), her husband, Mark, and their golden retriever, Gilbert, in the Capitol Rotunda Friday.

Hortman is the first woman and one of fewer than 20 Minnesotans to lie in state. 

The Hortmans were fatally shot in their home June 14. Sen. John Hoffman (DFL-Champlin) and his wife, Yvette, were also shot in their home in a related attack.

Hortman won election to the House of Representatives in 2004 after losing in her first two attempts.
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