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Washington’s Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader knew Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was killed in a shooting.
Both House Speaker Laurie Jinkins and Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen knew one of the victims, former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman.
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Washington’s Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader knew Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was killed in a shooting.
Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, a Seattle Democrat, said Monday that he worked closely with the former Minnesota House speaker in the past.
The statement was attributed to Democratic Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins, Republican House Minority Leader Rep. Drew Stokesbary, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen and ...
Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, a Seattle Democrat, said Monday that he worked closely with the former Minnesota House speaker in the past.
Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, worked with Hortman on policies for years. He said he considered her a friend. “Just heartbreaking,” Pedersen said.