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Brooklyn Park candidates campaign for state House seat left vacant after Rep. Melissa Hortman’s killing in June.

The special election occurs amid escalating political violence, including the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah.

Residents report fear about opening doors to campaigners, but candidates say democratic participation must continue despite security threats.

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — As the nation comes to grips with the slaying of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, two candidates in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park are going door to door seeking to win a legislative seat left open by another political attack that killed a longtime state lawmaker

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