MADISON, Wis. — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, were named on lists targeting lawmakers of a man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and injuring another lawmaker and his wife.
Baldwin was among the nearly 70 names who reportedly appear on an initial list from the suspected shooter. Pocan’s name appeared in additional documents that were later found. The Associated Press reports that other people on the list include state and federal lawmakers as well as abortion rights advocates.
” Senator Baldwin was informed by law enforcement that she was included on the alleged shooter’s list of names,” Baldwin’s Communications Director Eli Rosen told Channel3000.com in a statement. ” 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.”…