The lawmaker and her husband, Mark Hortman, were killed by a suspected gunman posing as a police officer in an apparent “politically motivated assassination,“ according to Walz.
The lawmaker was elected to the Minnesota Legislature in 2004, according to the Minnesota House of Representatives website. Among issues she focused on were environmental causes, racial equality, reproductive rights and stricter gun control.
Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris described Hortman as “outstanding public servant.” Harris added: “She passed legislation that enshrined freedoms and increased opportunity for the people of Minnesota. I saw her impact firsthand when I was with her in Minnesota.”
She also worked as an intern for former U.S. Senator Al Gore and as a legislative correspondent for former U.S. Senator John Kerry, according to local media.
Hortman, 55, represented Minnesota House District 34B. Outside politics, she worked as a private attorney and volunteered at the local school board and Sunday school at Saint Timothy Catholic Church in Blaine, according to ABC News.
Minnesota state Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also multiple times in their home on Saturday but Walz said he was “cautiously optimistic” that they would survive “this assassination attempt” as they underwent surgery.
Hortman and her husband were shot dead in their home in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park. Law enforcement officials said the gunman attacked the Hoffmans at around 2 a.m. CDT (0700 GMT) and then drove about five miles to the Hortmans' residence.
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