Politics Friday special: Walz, Demuth, Flanagan remember Rep. Melissa Hortman

Minnesota was rocked over the weekend by the politically targeted shootings of two state lawmakers.

State Rep. Melissa Hortman, a former DFL House Speaker, was fatally shot along with her husband, Mark. DFL State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, are still recovering after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds. Political leaders and many Minnesotans are still trying to make sense of it all.

In the hours after the suspect in those shootings was arrested, MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst, Minnesota Now host Nina Moini and politics reporter Clay Masters spoke with three of the state’s top political leaders.

Guests:

• Gov. Tim Walz is a former Democratic vice presidential candidate and second-term DFL governor of Minnesota.
• House speaker Lisa Demuth is a Republican from Cold Spring.
• Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is a DFLer, a former state representative and a candidate for the U.S. senate.

Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.

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