Joe Biden and Kamala Harris attend the legitimate funeral of Minnesota Minnesota
Melissa Hortmann, a former head of the Mennisota state, was honored for her legislative achievements and humanity during a funeral on Saturday, attended by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
The former president and vice president joined more than 1,000 other mourners.
Hortman was shot to death during attacks two weeks ago by a man who pretends as a police officer. The chief federal public prosecutor of Minnesota described the murder as assassination. She also left the shooting her husband, Mark, Mit and Senate member and his wife were seriously injured.
“Melissa Hortmann will be remembered as the most dependent spokesperson in the history of Minnesota. I remember her as a close friend, teacher and a more talented legislator I have ever known,” said Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, in his praise.
“For seven years, I had the honor to sign her agenda in the law. I know that millions of Minnesotans may live better because she and the public service and policy are chosen.
Biden nor Harris spoke, but they sat in the front row with Wallz. Biden was also one of more than 7,500 people who paid their respect on Friday as Artamman, her husband and their golden back, Gilbert, in Minnesota Capitol Rotonda in Saint -Paul. Gilbert was seriously injured in the attack and had to be disposed of. Biden also visited the wounded in the hospital.
Dozens of current and previous legislators from both parties and other elected officials who worked with Hortmann.
As the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hortmann helped transfer a wide agenda for liberal initiatives such as free lunch meals for public school students, as well as promoting protection for abortion and transit rights during an important legislative session 2023. With the parliament division 67-67 between Democrats and Republicans this year, it resulted in clothing to a Republic Emerita helped break the balanced impasse that threatened to close the state government.
Walzz said that Hortmann – who was first elected in 2004 – saw her mission “to accomplish as many people as possible for the largest possible number of people.” He said that her focus on people is what made her very effective.
Walz said: “She certainly knew how to go on her way – there is no doubt about it,” Walz said. “But she never made anyone feel that they had received a negotiating table. This was not part of it, or part of those who were. You did not need another person to lose to win it.”
The ruler said that the best way to honor Hortmann will follow their example.
Walz said: “Perhaps this is the moment that each of us can study the way we work together, the way we talk about each other, and the way we fight for the things we care about,” Walz said. “A moment for each of us can adhere to engaging in politics and life in the way Mark and Melissa did – strongly and enthusiastically, but without losing any time to our common humanity.”
A special burial will be held for Gortans at a later time.
Hortman was proud of their adult children, Sophie and Colin Hortmann, and legislators often talked about.
In a voice suffocated by emotion, Colin said that his parents embody the “golden rule”, and read the prayer of St. Francis, whose mother always kept in her wallet. He said he was picking its essence. It begins: “O Lord, make me a tool for your peace.”
After service, Walz presented children with us and the Minnesota Flags that flew over the Capitol in the state on the day their fathers were killed.
The man accused of killing Hurtanz at their home in the suburb of Minyabolis in Brooklyn Park on June 14, and the Senator was wounded in the Democratic State John Hoffman and his wife Evitte, at their house in Champlin near, he was receiving near his home on the night of June 15.
Vans Politre, 57, from the island of Al -Akhdar, is still imprisoned and has not entered an appeal to the charges that could carry the federal death penalty.