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In 2004, Debbie Montgomery made history as the first woman of color on the council, representing Ward 1. [5] Before her political career, she been the city's first female police officer. She served one term on the council. [6] Dai Thao, elected in 2013, was the first Hmong American council member, representing Ward 1 until he moved to Florida ...
Mitra Jalali (born 1986) is the City Council President and the Council Member for Ward 4 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. [4] [5] She became the first Iranian-American elected official in Minnesota when she was elected to the Saint Paul City Council in 2018. [6] In January 2025, Jalali announced her resignation from the city council effective February ...
Saint Paul, Minnesota is the capital of Minnesota. The city is also the largest city and county seat of Ramsey County. Saint Paul has a strong mayor-council government. Seven city council members elected in wards and one mayor elected at large serve the city.
Minnesota’s State Capitol will soon be home to a distinction that few American cities boast: an all-female city council. A Midwestern hub joins the short list of U.S. cities with an all-female ...
Experts who track women in politics said St. Paul, with a population of about 300,000 people, is the first large U.S. city they know of with an all-female city council.
After operating in a state of emergency for nearly two years, some members of the St. Paul City Council say they are preparing to sunset the pandemic declaration that gives Mayor Melvin Carter the ...
Carter was a Saint Paul City Council member from 2008 to 2013 and a vice chair of the council. He also was an adjunct faculty member at University of Minnesota-Duluth, teaching graduate-level classes on campaigns and elections. [9]
In January 2024, the new city council will be sworn in. Hwa Jeong Kim, councilwoman-elect for Ward 5, told CNN she feels she and her colleagues were elected because of their diverse experiences.