Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman Seeks Fifth Term After Surviving Political Attack

Overview

• The Democrat declared his reelection bid on Dec. 29 in a Facebook post.
• He said Minnesotans are tired of vitriol and vowed to keep leading with dignity.
• Federal and local officials have characterized the June shootings at his Champlin home that wounded him and his wife as politically motivated.
• Former House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in a related Brooklyn Park attack, and Yvette Hoffman later said he was shot nine times and she eight.
• Hoffman represents Senate District 34, first won the seat in 2012, and currently chairs Human Services while serving as vice chair of Environment and Energy.