Almanac Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman Tribute Special (Season 40, Episode 41)
TV Episode | 57 min

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Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman Tribute Special (Season 40, Episode 41)

TV Episode | 57 min

Congressional delegates and former leaders remember Melissa Hortman, Public Safety Commissioner and State Patrol Chief, Shannon Watson of Majority in the Middle, Mary Lahammer looks back at her career and talks with Lt. Governor Flanagan

Creators

Bill Hanley (co-creator) | Brendan Henehan (co-creator)

Director

Scott Trotman

Producer

Kari Kennedy (producer) (as Kari Lee Kennedy)

Editor

Nicholas Ortiz (as NIc Ortiz)

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Updated Jun 20, 2025

Release date

Jun 20, 2025 (United States)

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Eric Eskola Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Cathy Wurzer Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Christina Bogojevic Self - Minnesota State Patrol Chief (as Colonel Christina Bogojevic) Self - Minnesota State Patrol Chief (as Colonel Christina Bogojevic) See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Kurt Daudt Self - Former Republican house speaker Self - Former Republican house speaker See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Scott Dibble Self - DFL Senator for Minneapolis (as Senator Scott Dibble) Self - DFL Senator for Minneapolis (as Senator Scott Dibble) See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Kari Dziedzic Self - MInnesota State Senator (as Senator Kari Dzeidzic) Self - MInnesota State Senator (as Senator Kari Dzeidzic) See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Peggy Flanagan Self - Minnesota Lieutenant Governor (as Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan) Self - Minnesota Lieutenant Governor (as Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan) See fewer	IHIP News (2024)
David Gillette Self - Host (archive footage) Self - Host (archive footage) See fewer	MN Original (2010)
Frank Hornstein Self - Former Representative (as Rep. Frank Hornstein) Self - Former Representative (as Rep. Frank Hornstein) See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Melissa Hortman Self - DFL Speaker Emerita (archive footage) Self - DFL Speaker Emerita (archive footage) See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Bob Jacobson Self - Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner Self - Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Margaret Anderson Kelliher Self - Former DFL speaker Self - Former DFL speaker See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Amy Klobuchar Self - US Senator for Minnesota Self - US Senator for Minnesota See fewer	4000 Days
Amy Koch Self - Former Republican Senate Majority Leader Self - Former Republican Senate Majority Leader See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Mary Lahammer Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Betty McCollum Self - US Democrat Rep. for 4th district (as Rep. Betty McCollum) Self - US Democrat Rep. for 4th district (as Rep. Betty McCollum) See fewer	Dodging Bullets (2015)
Ilhan Omar Self - US rep for Minnesota (as Rep. Ilhan Omar) Self - US rep for Minnesota (as Rep. Ilhan Omar) See fewer	Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B: Girls Like You (2018)
Zach Stephenson Self - DFL rep for Coon Rapids (as Rep. Zach Stephenson) Self - DFL rep for Coon Rapids (as Rep. Zach Stephenson) See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Tim Walz Self - Minnesota Governor (as Governor Tim Walz) Self - Minnesota Governor (as Governor Tim Walz) See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Shannon Watson Self - Majority in the Middle Self - Majority in the Middle See fewer	Almanac (1984)
Ryan Winkler Self - Former DFL house leader Self - Former DFL house leader See fewer	Almanac (1984)