Out Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) was one of several Democratic politicians whose names appeared on a list kept by Minnesota shooter Vance Boelter, the MAGA preacher who killed a Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota and her husband and attempted to kill a state senator and his wife this past weekend.Boelter killed Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband on Saturday and also tried to kill state Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife, injuring them. In his car, law enforcement found a list of other Democratic politicians who he wanted to kill, including Baldwin. Related The Minnesota political assassinations show that the right is increasingly a violent threat The inflammatory language from Trump and his followers has proven a fertile ground for violence. Senator Baldwin was informed by law enforcement that she was included on the alleged shooters list of names, a spokesperson for the senator said. She is grateful for law enforcements swift action to keep the community safe and remains focused on the things that matter most here: honoring the legacy and life of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, praying for the other victims who are fighting for their lives, and condemning this abhorrent, senseless political violence. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today On social media, Baldwin honored Hortman and Hoffman. Stunned, terrified, and heartbroken just begin to describe this horror, she wrote. My heart goes out to the victims, their loved ones, and all our midwestern neighbors. Political violence like this is not who we are as a country. Its on all of us to condemn and stop it at every turn. Stunned, terrified, and heartbroken just begin to describe this horror. My heart goes out to the victims, their loved ones, and all our midwestern neighbors. Political violence like this is not who we are as a country. Its on all of us to condemn and stop it at every turn. https://t.co/N5Y5sno2Ik Sen. Tammy Baldwin (@SenatorBaldwin) June 14, 2025Political violence has no place in America, she posted later. Full stop.Political violence has no place in America. Full stop. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (@SenatorBaldwin) June 16, 2025 The acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota, Joseph Thompson, said in a press conference yesterday that notebooks containing the names of over 45 state and federal elected officials were found in Boelters car. Horman and Hoffmans names were on those lists.Obviously, his primary motivation was to go and murder people, said Thompson, according to Politico. They were all elected officials. They were all Democrats.Beyond that, I think its just way too speculative for anyone thats reviewed these materials to know and to say what was motivating him in terms of ideology or specific issues. Boelter was a pastor who delivered an anti-LGBTQ+ sermon in the Democratic Republic of the Congo recently. American evangelicals have been going to Africa to spread anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment in recent years.Theres people, especially in America, they dont know what sex they are they dont know their sexual orientation, theyre confused. The enemy has gotten so far into their mind and their soul, Boelter said in a video of a sermon posted online, before proclaiming that God and the Bible can remove such sin.Vance Boelter: Theres people, especially in America, they dont know what SEX they are.You are actually so cooked if you think this guy was a liberal. pic.twitter.com/ufNGnHeAW8 Micah Erfan (@micah_erfan) June 15, 2025Hortmans final social media post was a Facebook post recognizing Pride Month. Republicans spent all session trying to erase LGBTQ+ equality laws. Democrats stopped them, she wrote.Local Minnesota news outlet KAREinterviewedBoelters roommate and alleged best friend, David Carlson. Carlson said that Boelter was a strong supporter of the current president.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.