Minneapolis — Democratic former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman was honored for her legislative accomplishments and her humanity during a funeral Saturday where former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris joined over 1,000 mourners.

Former President Biden and Vice President Harris attended the Saturday funeral of slain Minnesota lawmaker, state Rep. Melissa Hortman, in Minneapolis. A man impersonating a police officer shot

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman will be laid to rest alongside her husband on Saturday, weeks after she was killed in what’s been called a politically motivated assassination