ST. PAUL, Minn. — A four-term state legislator, Kaohly Vang Her, was elected mayor of St. Paul, defeating incumbent Melvin Carter. The margin, 47% to 45%, made Her the first woman and Asian-American to serve as mayor of Minnesota’s second largest city. Her was born in Laos and was brought to the United States as a refugee when she was 3 years old. Her’s election creates a vacancy from House District 64-A . Her is a Democrat. Presumably Governor Tim Walz will appoint a Democrat to the fill seat pending an election.
Her. Has described herself as “relentless and unflashy.”