Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has called a special election to fill the seat formerly held by Democratic House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, who authorities say was assassinated at her Twin Cities home​ in June.

State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman were killed in their Brooklyn Park home on June 14. The special election will take place Sept. 16 to fill her seat.

Ronnie Williams, a former Minnesota resident, pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent voter registration forms in Minnesota in 2021 and 2022, and is scheduled to be sentenced at a later date.

Denise Slipy was the DFL candidate in the April 29 special election to fill the seat that was vacant after the resignation of Justin Eichorn, but she lost the election to Keri Heintzeman.

The state agency that oversees elections previously said no fraudulent ballots were cast in connection with the scheme.

Brooklyn Park City Council member Christian Eriksen announced his candidacy for the Minnesota House seat formerly held by the late Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman via press release and a website.

(ABC 6 News) — A Nevada man has pleaded guilty after being charged with conspiracy to engage in voter registration fraud.

In the wake of the June assassination of a top Minnesota lawmaker, Oklahoma’s legislative leaders from both parties want to know if security can be considered an officeholder expense.

A host of leading younger Democrats are crafting a new group aiming to prevent the party from being in the “permanent minority,” the New York Times reported Thursday. Members of the group, which is called Majority Democrats,

By Ryan Faircloth and Allison Kite, The Minnesota Star Tribune (TNS) MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz on Monday gave his strongest signal yet that he intends to seek a third consecutive term next year, confidently predicting he will win if he runs again and warning possible challengers they'd face the "best fundraiser that ever sat in this office.

In a post on social media, the second-term state senator from Carver County ruled out a run for U.S. Senate, while hinting at a possible run for governor of Minnesota.

Phillips said a Mamdani victory in New York City's mayoral race could spell trouble for the Democratic Party ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.