MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minnesota state senator John Hoffman made his first public speech Monday since an assassin tried to kill him and his family two months ago.

Political survivor

A first:

He addressed the Democratic National Committee’s summer convention in Minneapolis as the faltering party tries to find its footing.

Sen. Hoffman spoke with an energy and vigor that surprised a lot of people who know him and what he’s been through.

One of his Senate colleagues told FOX 9 it was a different guy up there, and he made the most powerful speech of his political career.

Minnesota's Melissa

Remembering the Speaker:

The Democratic National Committee came to Minnesota two and a half months after an assassin targeted the state’s Democrats, killing the Speaker Emerita and her husband.

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