Sen. Baldwin, Reps. Moore, Pocan included on Minnesota shooter's list; Wisconsin lawmakers react to tragedy

By: A.J. Bayatpour

Posted: Jun 16, 2025 1:11 PM CDT

NOW: Sen. Baldwin, Reps. Moore, Pocan included on Minnesota shooter’s list; Wisconsin lawmakers react to tragedy

MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- 11 Wisconsin lawmakers were named in a manifesto believed to be written by a Minnesota man who is accused of shooting and killing Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, according to Democratic sources. On Monday, June 12, the three Democrats representing Wisconsin in Congress, Senator Tammy Baldwin and Representatives Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan, were on the suspected gunman's list.

A spokesperson for Sen. Baldwin sent us the following statement:

“Senator Baldwin was informed by law enforcement that she was included on the alleged shooters' list of names. She is grateful for law enforcement’s 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.”

A spokesperson for Pocan confirmed Monday afternoon the Madison area Democrat was also on the suspected gunman's list.

“I recently heard that my name was in one of the Minnesota shooting suspect’s notebooks and I’m appreciative that law enforcement apprehended the suspect," Pocan said in a statement. "I will not back down in the face of terror, however, we as elected officials, must do better to lower the temperature. That said, my schedule remains unchanged.”

Rep. Gwen Moore told CBS 58, she's horrified by the situation.

Moore said Hortman was a close friend of her colleague, Congresswoman Betty McCollum, and upon hearing the news, Moore reached out to her colleagues and counterparts in Minnesota to make sure they were safe and offer support.

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Moore told CBS 58, she feels political violence is becoming more and more common in the United States, especially toward women, and she wants President Donald Trump to publicly denounce that behavior.

"I would implore the President of the United States to try to work toward calming some of the rhetoric down," Moore said. "His anger, his retribution, his resolve to retaliate is spilling out into the culture, and it's continuing to divide Americans."

Moore said she doesn't want people to be frightened to rally and advocate for what they believe in.

Meantime, Wisconsin lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are reacting to the shooting: