State lawmakers grapple with rise in threats

Source: The Hill

11/29/25 6:00 AM ET


State lawmakers are increasingly concerned about the level of threats directed at them amid an uptick in political violence around the country.

The most recent incidents occurred in Indiana, where a number of Republican legislators who have not thrown their support behind President Trump’s redistricting push were the victims of swatting attempts at their homes. That episode came after multiple Minnesota state lawmakers were targeted in June by a gunman, resulting in the deaths of state House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband.

Alarm at the local and state levels comes amid rising fears over political violence nationally, which have only grown since the assassination attempts against President Trump last year and the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September.

“Any time a lawmaker is targeted, such as the horrific assassination that took place this summer in Minnesota, it affects every one of us individually,” said Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R). “It changes everyone, it changes our community, it changes the way we do our work,” she added. The swatting incidents in Indiana are the latest to raise fears among local lawmakers.

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