MINNEAPOLIS — Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Xp Lee won the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Aug. 12, for the seat of assassinated Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman.

Lee came into Tuesday’s primary with a DFL endorsement, beating out two other Democratic candidates — Erickson Saye and Christian Eriksen — with 59% of the vote. Lee is a 20-year resident of Brooklyn Park, served on the Brooklyn Park City Council from 2022 to 2024, and currently works as a health equity staff member at the Minnesota Department of Health, according to his campaign.

Lee will face Republican candidate Ruth Bittner in a Sept. 16 special election. House seat 34B — representing areas of Brooklyn Park, Coon Rapids and Champlin — is expected to stay blue, as Hortman won her last election in November 2024 w

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