Overview
- The 66-member DFL caucus chose Stephenson in a closed-door vote late Monday to succeed the late Melissa Hortman.
- Stephenson said he will honor Hortman's legacy and help colleagues move forward as the caucus continues to grieve.
- A Sept. 16 special election to fill Hortman's Brooklyn Park seat will determine whether Republicans' temporary one-seat edge gives way to a tied House.
- Gov. Tim Walz is preparing for a potential special session on gun measures following the Annunciation Church shooting, a test the new leader may face immediately.
- Authorities say Hortman and her husband were killed June 14 in a political assassination and that Sen. John Hoffman and his wife survived gunshot wounds the same night, with Vance Boelter accused in the attacks.