(From left to right: Chauntyll Allen, Molly Coleman, Cole Hanson, and Carolyn Will)

Ward 4 Special Election Candidate Forum Roundup (July 22)
SPNN and Livestreamed

 On Tuesday, July 22, the League of Women Voters of St. Paul – in partnership the Union Park District Council and the Midway Chamber of Commerce – hosted all four candidates running for St. Paul’s Ward 4 City Council seat in the Special Election following Council Member Mitra Jalali’s resignation earlier this year. Hosted by SPNN in their Midway studios, nearly 200 people attended in person and another 400+ viewed the forum online.

Candidates Chauntyll Allen, Molly Coleman, Cole Hanson, and Carolyn Will took turns speaking on a number of salient local issues, including housing construction near St. Thomas campus; the Summit Avenue bike trail project; property taxes; economic revitalization, both in Ward 4 and downtown St. Paul; and the complex social issues associated with public health, crime, and safety in the Snelling-University area. Moderator Max Sanders asked questions submitted by the public in advance and at the forum (via notecard). Click here to watch the Forum.

The Ward 4 Special Election will be held on Tuesday, August 12, alongside local primary elections. If you live in Ward 4 but don’t know your polling place, click here to access the Minnesota Secretary of State’s poll finder website. The election will also use ranked choice balloting; you can find more information on Ramsey County’s Ranked Choice voting website.

 Each election cycle, LWVSP holds nonpartisan Candidate Forums for local elected offices. These forums give constituents the opportunity to hear directly from their candidates and to have their questions answered.