State legislators bought home monitoring systems. Congressmembers hired security agents. Political groups encouraged candidates to create safety plans. Cities tightened security in council chambers. Security has been a growing priority at all levels of government in recent years as elected officials have faced more threats and harassment,

A review by Boston.com of sample ballots available online from the other 49 states didn’t show any that included home addresses.

The closest current justice to the Northland is Anne McKeig, a Native American who hails from the Leech Lake Reservation in Federal Dam, but whose career was in the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office and as a district court judge in that county prior to ascending to the store court.