Governor Healey Issues Statement on Shooting of Minnesota Lawmakers
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement about the fatal shooting of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and the shooting of State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette:
“I’m horrified to hear about the shootings in Minnesota. Lawmakers and their loved ones getting shot for their beliefs is yet another sickening act of political violence in a country where it’s become all too common. I’m holding the family of Speaker Emerita
Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark in my heart and praying for the full recovery of Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.
“This is not normal. It is not who we are as Americans, and we must all condemn political violence in the strongest possible terms.”
Statement by Massachusetts Senate President Karen E. Spilka on Apparent Assassination of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman
BOSTON (6/14/2025) — Today, Massachusetts Senate President Karen E. Spilka issued the following statement on the apparent assassination of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and the shooting of Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman:
“I am heartbroken and outraged today at the news of the assassinations of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, as well as the attempted assassinations of State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.
This is political violence, pure and simple, and must be condemned in the strongest possible terms by every leader in this country.
America’s founders envisioned a country where we address our differences through debate, not violence. We must continue to use our voices to keep advocating for the country we dream to be, even as acts of political violence seem more common.
My thoughts are with the families of Melissa, Mark, John and Yvette, as well as our colleagues in the Minnesota state legislature, during this incredibly difficult time.”
Statement from Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Steve Kerrigan, on the shootings in Minnesota
BOSTON - Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Steve Kerrigan today released the following statement in response to MN shootings.
“The news of targeted shootings of lawmakers in Minnesota is simply horrific. The assassinations of State Representative Melissa Hortman, the former speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and her husband, Mark, and the shootings of State Senator John A. Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, should shock us all.
I join leaders of both parties in stating, once and for all, that acts of politically motivated violence have no place in America. The Massachusetts Democratic Party offers our deepest sympathies to the family of Melissa and Mark Hortman, our best wishes for the full and speedy recovery of the Hoffmans and prayers for the safety of all public officials and for peace in our country.”
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