Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, was elected to the Legislature in 2018, and she’s served as the House’s ...

Minnesota Rep. Lisa Demuth was expected to make history on two fronts Thursday, becoming the first person of color and the first female Republican to lead the 134-member House. Demuth, who lives ...

Minnesota Rep. Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, is elected as the first person of color and first Republican woman to serve as speaker of the House on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2025.

A Republican and the current Speaker of the Minnesota House, she and Hortman have been the House leaders of their respective parties in recent years.

Federal and state officials are bringing multiple charges including murder against the suspect in the shooting of two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers, who were attacked this weekend along with their ...

GOP House Speaker Lisa Demuth reflects on Melissa Hortman’s leadership and tragic death as Minnesota grapples with political ...

The Minnesota House of Representatives is reeling from the loss of Rep. Melissa Hortman. Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth ...

Melissa Hortman became Minnesota Speaker of the House on Jan. 8, 2019, the same day Lisa Demuth started in the Legislature. “The first day when we were sworn in, she became speaker, and then ...

Gov. Tim Walz speaks alongside Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, House Speaker Lisa Demuth, and budget director Ahna Minge during a press conference announcing a ...

Speaker of the House Rep. Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, exits the Minnesota House chambers after final adjournment of the regular legislative session Monday, May 19, 2025, at the state Capitol in St ...

Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, was elected to the Legislature in 2018, and she’s served as the House’s Republican leader since 2023. Before Demuth could even grasp the ...