Skoufis Statement on Targeted Attacks of Minnesota State Lawmakers

“I am truly horrified by the assassination of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot by the same perpetrator.

“State legislators are real people with real lives, individuals looking to serve their community which includes, at times, making difficult policy decisions. As a state legislator who has to think about my family’s safety in light of my work, today’s political assassination is bone-chilling. It’s not something any state legislator in any party should have to be mindful of in the United States of America. But, apparently, we do.

“My heart is with the Hortman family at this unimaginable time - especially their children - as well as with Senator Hoffman’s family and all of Minnesota.”