Melissa Hortman

Melissa Hortman


Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 36B district 47B (2005–2013)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2005
Preceded by	Stephanie Olsen
Personal details
Born	(1970-05-27) May 27, 1970 Fridley, Minnesota
Political party	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Mark
Children	2 Colin and Sophia
Residence	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Alma mater	Boston University University of Minnesota Law School
Occupation	attorney, legislator
Religion	Catholic

Melissa Hortman (born May 27, 1970) is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represents District 36B, which includes portions of Anoka and Hennepin counties in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.^[1]

Education

Hortman graduated from Blaine High School in Blaine, Minnesota in 1988. She earned bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Philosophy from Boston University, graduating magna cum laude in 1991, and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School, cum laude, in 1995.^[1]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Hortman won her first term by narrowly defeating Republican incumbent Stephanie Olsen in the 2004 general election by 402 votes out of over 20,000 cast. She had previously lost to Olsen in the 2002 election. She has been re-elected every two years since then.

In her first term, Hortman was an outspoken advocate for the Northstar Commuter Rail line, which runs through her district. She also supported a new stadium for the Minnesota Twins. She has been an advocate of environmental issues and in the effort to bring the 2020 Summer Olympics to Minnesota. She is adamantly pro-choice,^[2] is not a supporter of 2nd Amendment,^[3] and does not agree with the state requiring legal identification to vote.^[4]

After the 2006 election, Hortman was chosen by her peers to serve as one of eight assistant majority leaders in the House.^[1] She was again chosen to serve in this capacity after the 2008 elections. She has also served as speaker pro tempore for many of the House sessions. She served as a minority whip during the 2011-2012 legislative session.^[5]

Electoral history

Minnesota House of Representatives 47B district election, 2010^[6]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
DFL	Melissa Hortman (incumbent)	8,278	51.30	−3.44pp
Republican	Linda Etim	7,030	43.56
Independence	Don Hallblade	822	5.09

Minnesota House of Representatives 47B district election, 2008^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DFL	Melissa Hortman (incumbent)	12,382	54.74	−1.12pp
	Republican	Andrew Reinhardt	10,187	45.04	+1.04pp

Minnesota House of Representatives 47B district election, 2006^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DFL	Melissa Hortman (incumbent)	9,269	55.86	+4.96pp
	Republican	Andrew Reinhardt	7,301	44.00

Minnesota House of Representatives 47B district election, 2004^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DFL	Melissa Hortman	10,846	50.90	+7.30pp
	Republican	Stephanie Olsen (incumbent)	10,444	49.01	−2.66pp

Honors and accolades

Hortman has won awards for her bipartisan work from the 2020 Caucus.^[10] She has also won awards from Conservation Minnesota.^[11]

References

1 2 3 "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Hortman, Melissa". Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
↑ http://votesmart.org/candidate/20295/melissa-hortman?categoryId=2&type=V,S,R,E,F,P#.VQ9egPnF-XA
↑ http://www.gocra.org/news/reference/2012-candidate-grades/
↑ http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/20295/melissa-hortman#.VMnTpmAtFhE
↑ http://politicsinminnesota.com/blog/2010/11/thissen-names-house-dfl-leadership-team/
↑ "State Representative District: 47B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "All Races by Legislative District - Representative District: 47B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "State Representative District 47B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "Results for State Representative District 47B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
↑ "News and Views from Melissa Hortman (DFL) 47B - Minnesota House of Representatives". House.leg.state.mn.us. 2005-10-07. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
↑ "Conservation Minnesota Voter Center || Legislative News". Mnweathercenter.org. Retrieved 2010-07-20.

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Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives

89th Minnesota Legislature (2015–17) Speaker: Kurt Daudt (R) Majority Leader: Joyce Peppin (R) Minority Leader: Paul Thissen (DFL)

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