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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.
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 ...
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 ...
For the first time in St. Paul, Minnesota’s history the city will be represented by all women and majority people of color. St. Paul, Minnesota, elects all-woman city council for the first time ...
The following is a list of U.S. cities and dates in which their city councils consisted of a majority of women as elected or appointed members. ... City, (New York ...
As of 2024, following the 2023 elections, all seven city councilors are women, making Saint Paul potentially the largest city in American history with an all-female legislative body. [135] Saint Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse. The city is also the county seat of Ramsey County, named for Alexander Ramsey, the state's first governor ...
Jan. 6—The St. Paul City Council on Wednesday met in-person in council chambers for one of the first times since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The resumption of in-person ...