Ruth Bittner was the sole Republican to enter the race and will automatically ... by a gunman allegedly targeting Democratic lawmakers and abortion providers. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette ...

Democratic former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in their Brooklyn Park home. Sen. John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, were injured at their ...

After Hoffman was shot, officers were heading to pro-actively check on Hortman when they encountered the suspect at Hortman’s home around 3:35 a.m., Evans said.

Hoffman ran as a third-party candidate for a time, but dropped out on October 5, 2010, and endorsed Doheny. The decision came too late for Hoffman’s name to be removed from the general election ...