June 17, 2025, Washington, D.C. — The National Alliance to End Homelessness today mourns the loss of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. Speaker Hortman was a champion of public service and leader who helped usher historic investments in homelessness and housing during the state’s 2023 legislative session. Our thoughts are with her children who lost their mother and father, as well as our colleagues throughout the state of Minnesota who are now left grappling with the magnitude of this loss. The Alliance also wishes a full recovery to Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette, who were separately attacked.
About the National Alliance to End Homelessness
The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States. As a leading voice on the issue of homelessness, the Alliance analyzes policy and develops pragmatic, cost-effective solutions; works collaboratively with the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to build state and local capacity; and provides data and research to policymakers and elected officials in order to inform policy debates and educate the public and opinion leaders nationwide.
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