Neighbors help clean up after Minnesota state senator's home tagged with racist graffiti
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The search is on for suspects who tagged a lawmaker's home with hate.
Rochester police posted images showing signs defaced earlier this week asking the public for help cracking the case. Rep. Kim Hicks, DFL-Rochester, says it happened in the early morning hours of August 3rd.
Her home and political signs for the Biden and Harris campaigns were defaced with swastikas, racial slurs and Ku Klux Klan signatures.
Hicks says her home security video showed two or three people spray painting her property — but she says it won't change her approach to her job.
Neighbors stepped up to help clean immediately after and last weekend an anti-hate conversation were held by the NAACP and Attorney General Keith Ellison.
"Completely non-partisan community event to talk about inclusivity and denounce hate," said Hicks.
"We don't scare easily, so we're just going to keep talking to folks about the vision we have for Rochester and for Minnesota," Hicks said. "This isn't who Rochester is. This isn't who Minnesota is. This is a small group of people who have hate in their heart."
That unity coming from across the aisle, even from the person trying to take her seat, Ken Navitsky.
Navitsky took to his Facebook calling what happened at Hicks' home disgusting and not acceptable.
United against hate and working towards a stronger Rochester.
Hicks is running for reelection and says her diverse family and her position as a lawmaker makes her a target.
Saturday, marks two weeks since the incident, DFL lawmakers will door knock with Hicks in her district starting at 9 a.m.
