Melissa Hortman

Melissa Hortman (born May 27, 1970) is an American politician and former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Hortman represents District 34B in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Brooklyn Park, Champlin and Coon Rapids and parts of Anoka and Hennepin Counties.

Hortman served as minority leader from 2017 to 2019 and as speaker from 2019 to 2025. From start of the 94th Legislature until early February, she led a boycott of House sessions to deny Republicans a quorum to conduct business. Provided by Wikipedia