Joint Statement from Delaware’s Elected Leaders on the Violence in Minnesota

DOVER – Today, Delaware’s elected leaders released a joint statement on the political violence in Minnesota:

“We are all horrified by the shooting of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman, and their spouses in what appears to have been a despicable and politically motivated attack. We are all praying today for the victims of these attacks, for all of Minnesota, and for our democracy.

“Political violence has no place in America. It is not just a threat to the public servants who are targeted—it is an attack on free speech itself and an act of intimidation against the public. Each of us—irrespective of good faith differences in party, ideology, or policy—stands unequivocally for nonviolence, for free speech, and for the unalienable rights of those with whom we disagree.

“Our nation has spent 249 years building a community of peace, of law, and of freedom; we all must stand together to defend that inheritance.”

Sen. Chris Coons
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Rep. Sarah McBride
Gov. Matt Meyer
Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay
Attorney General Kathy Jennings
State Treasurer Colleen Davis
State Auditor Lydia York
Commissioner Trinidad Navarro
President Pro Tempore David Sokola
Sen. Majority Leader Bryan Townsend
Sen. Majority Whip Elizabeth Lockman
Sen. Minority Leader Gerald Hocker
Sen. Minority Whip Brian Pettyjohn
House Speaker Melissa Minor-Brown
House Maj. Leader Kerri Evelyn Harris
House Maj. Whip Ed Osienski
House Minority Leader Tim Dukes
House Minority Whip Jeff Spiegelman