Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives will once again be at stake Tuesday in a special election to replace Melissa Hortman, the former Democratic state House speaker who was slain along with her husband at their home in June.

Control of the House is at stake with the election to replace the former Speaker Emerita, who was slain along with her husband three months ago.

After many years of service to our great state, I’m stepping forward to protect the integrity of our elections,” Jude said in a Friday press release.

Blaha, a Democrat, first took office in 2019. The former union leader and educator won re-election in 2022 against Republican Ryan Wilson, who criticized her for not stopping the Feeding Our Future scandal sooner.