BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — While a winner will be named Tuesday for the seat left open by the murder of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, the two major party candidates agree on one thing: no one is filling her shoes.

The election in the Brooklyn Park area falls about three months after Hortman and her husband, Mark, were gunned down in their home. Authorities say a man posing as a police officer carried out the dark-of-night attack after also shooting DFL Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in their Champlin home. They survived being shot multiple times each.

Voters are choosing between Democratic nominee XP Lee and Republican Ruth Bittner in a district that has recently favored DFL candidates.

“No one’s gonna be able to fill her shoes,” Lee said. “People are calling her

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