Rebecca Noecker officially announced her campaign on Tuesday for the District 5 seat on the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners.
St. Paul City Council member Rebecca Noecker, Ward 2. (Courtesy of the City of St. Paul)
Noecker, who is currently the president of the St. Paul City Council, will have to unseat longstanding Commissioner Rafael Ortega to win the District 5 seat next November. The district covers Mac–Groveland, Highland Park, West Seventh, downtown St. Paul, Battle Creek and the West Side.
Noecker, who was first elected to the city council in 2015, issued a written campaign announcement on Tuesday calling herself a “collaborative leader” and said she is running to “bring additional transparency, renewed partnership and urgent action to the work of the county.” She said her top priorities include economic and workforce development, downtown revitalization, transportation, childcare and housing.
Ortega, who has expressed his intent on running for re-election next year, was first elected to the county board in 1994, which marked the first time a person of color had ever served on the board.
The seven-member board oversees the county budget, which includes spending for the county sheriff’s office and county jail, the county attorney’s office, Ramsey County Social Services, the county’s suburban library system, Public Works and other departments.
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