BROOKFIELD – Senator Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield) issued the following statement in reaction to the murder of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and the attempted murder of Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette:
“Patti and I join Minnesota and the nation in grieving the sickening murder of Melissa and Mark Hortman. We pray for their family and we pray for the full recovery of John and Yvette Hoffman. We must never tolerate or excuse political violence. Public service is a noble and courageous calling, but it should never be dangerous. I pray for the safety of all my colleagues and hope for swift and decisive justice for the perpetrator of these heinous acts.”
