Kaohly Her’s priorities: On ICE raids, safer neighborhoods, transparent budgeting

Here’s what she said qualified her to be mayor, her thoughts on the role of government and her priorities as mayor.

For St. Paul’s Hmong community, pride and expectations after Kaohly Her’s victory

Kaohly Her won a historic election victory, You Xiong had plenty of pride in the incoming St. Paul mayor — and plenty of ...
MinnPost

In an upset, voters choose Kaohly Her over two-time Mayor Melvin Carter

Her is the first woman to lead St. Paul and will work with the City Council made up of all women. Carter had sought a third ...
Sahan Journal

Kaohly Vang Her makes history as first Hmong woman to lead St. Paul

Rep. Kaohly Vang Her beat her former boss, incumbent Mayor Melvin Carter, after the ranked choice votes were tabulated ...

Ranked-choice voting: How Kaohly Her surpassed Melvin Carter

Carter won 66% of the city’s precincts and was the top vote-getter with 41% of the vote, but still lost the race after ballot ...

Where the St. Paul mayoral candidates stand on the issues

The leading candidates for St. Paul mayor — incumbent Melvin Carter and state Rep. Kaohly Her — have broadly similar goals for the city, with both campaigns leaning into messages of economic ...
Sahan Journal

‘A blur of hard work’: Kaohly Vang Her’s late entry to St. Paul mayoral race pays off in historic win

Kaohly Vang Her, a Lao refugee turned state representative, will be the first woman and first Hmong American to serve as St.