SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Milk Producers Association Board of Director named
Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, Brooklyn Park, as its 2019 Legislator of the Year. The
presentation will take place during the organization’s annual Dairy Conference and Expo Dec. 3,
2019 at Treasure Island Resort and Casino.
Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman was an integral part in securing the 2019 Agriculture,
Rural Development, and Housing budget that included investing $8 million for the Dairy
Assistance Investment, and Relief Initiative, as well as, funding for mental health programming
and high-speed broadband internet service in Minnesota’s rural communities. Hortman first
took office in 2004, serving as Minority Leader beginning in 2017 and Speaker in 2019. She
previously served as chair of the Energy Policy Committee.
Speaker Hortman lives in Brooklyn Park with her husband, Mark, and their two children.