Melissa Hortman’s, DFL-Brooklyn Park, hand after being elected House speaker at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn ...

Lisa Demuth got her start in public service after a school board election failed to draw enough candidates; now she’s speaker ...

The Minnesota House returns to its full complement — and a tie — Monday with a newly elected DFL member getting sworn in to ...

A career in politics wasn't what Minnesota House of Representatives Rep. Lisa Demuth had expected, but a dinner table conversation shifted her trajectory. Demuth's political journey began when she ...

Newly-elected Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth, right, receives the gavel from Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, left, during a House session at the state Capitol building in St. Paul ...

Although Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) became the first Republican woman of color to lead the Minnesota House, she said her priorities remain on the work ahead and not this historic ...

Minnesota Rep. Lisa Demuth is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year, a recognition of women who have made a significant impact in their communities and across the country. The program launched in ...