COLUMBIA, SC – In response to reports that two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses were shot in what appears to be politically-motivated violence, South Carolina House Democratic Leader Todd Rutherford (D-Richland) issued the following statement:
“Political violence must never be tolerated in the United States of America. It’s up to all of us to tone down the rhetoric and make it clear that we can resolve our differences peacefully.
My heart is with the families of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, Sen. Josh Hoffman and his wife Yvette, and the people of Minnesota in the wake of this tragedy.”