Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth's Daughter Criticizes Her Handling Of Gun Control Bill

CBS Minnesota

May 19, 2026

Hundreds crammed into the Minnesota Capitol on Saturday, rallying to support DFL lawmakers demanding a vote on gun reform after wrapping up a days-long sit-in protest in the state House chambers.

The bill, which already passed in the Senate, would ban semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines. DFL lawmakers claim GOP House Speaker Lisa Demuth is holding up the vote. She insists House lawmakers voted in committee, where it stalled.

That has created a public debate between Lisa Demuth and her daughter, Shelisa Demuth, who has criticized her mom's actions on social media.

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