Melissa Anne Hortman (née Haluptzok; May 27, 1970 – June 14, 2025) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 61st speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, she represented northern parts of the Twin Cities metropolitan area in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2005 to 2025, serving as the House minority leader from 2017 to 2019 and as speaker from 2019 to January 2025. During her tenure, she advocated for transportation, environmental rights, abortion rights, police reform, and gun control policies. She was also the chief author of the state's solar energy standard.

On June 14, 2025, Hortman and her husband were assassinated in a politically motivated attack at their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

Hortman was born Melissa Anne Haluptzok in Fridley, Minnesota, on May 27, 1970. She grew up in Spring Lake Park and Andover, and became interested in being a politician at age ten, while watching coverage of the 1980 presidential election. She graduated from Blaine High School in Blaine, Minnesota, in 1988.

Hortman received a Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) with a major in philosophy and political science from Boston University in 1991, a Juris Doctor (cum laude) from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1995, and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School in 2018.

Hortman worked as an intern in the United States Senate for Al Gore and John Kerry, and clerked for Judge John Sommerville while in law school. She served on the Brooklyn Park City Human Relations Commission and worked as an assistant county attorney for Hennepin County. She first gained public attention in 1997, as a lawyer on a case involving housing discrimination by landlords; she won a $490,181 civil award for her client, which was "then the largest such award in state history".

Hortman was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2004, defeating Republican incumbent Stephanie Olsen, and was reelected every two years thereafter until her death. She first ran unsuccessfully in 1998, and again in 2002.

Hortman served as an assistant majority leader from 2007 to 2010 and as minority whip from 2011 to 2012. From 2013 to 2014 she served as House speaker pro tempore and chaired the Energy Policy Committee. She served as deputy minority leader from 2015 to 2016. After Paul Thissen retired, Hortman was elected by her caucus to be minority leader from 2017 to 2018. When the DFL caucus retook the majority in the 2018 election, her colleagues elected her Speaker of the House.

In her first term, Hortman was an outspoken advocate for the Northstar Commuter Rail line, which ran through her district. She also supported a new stadium for the Minnesota Twins. She was an advocate for environmental issues and the effort to bring the 2020 Summer Olympics to Minnesota. She was pro-choice, supported gun control policies, and opposed voter identification initiatives. In 2008, Hortman managed the DFL floor operation during a successful attempt to override then-Governor Tim Pawlenty's veto of a gas tax increase. While chair of the Energy Policy Committee, she was the chief author of the state's solar energy standard and community solar laws.