Chauntyll Allen (Courtesy of St. Paul Public Schools)
Four candidates have filed to run in the special election this August for the Ward 4 seat on the St. Paul City Council.
Ward 4 covers part or all of five neighborhoods — Hamline-Midway, Merriam Park, St. Anthony Park and parts of Macalester-Groveland and Como.
The candidates include Chauntyll Allen, a leader of Black Lives Matter Twin Cities who serves on the St. Paul Board of Education; Molly Coleman, the founder of the nonprofit People’s Parity Project, which seeks progressive court reform; Cole Hanson, a statewide online education coordinator who teaches nutrition to recipients of federal food assistance, or SNAP; and Carolyn Will, founder of CW Marketing and Communications.
Molly Coleman. (Courtesy of the candidate)
Cole Hanson.
The non-partisan election will take place Aug. 12 by ranked choice, meaning voters will be allowed to rank their candidates in order of preference. There will not be a political primary.
The winner will fill the seat vacated in March by former Council Member Mitra Jalali and serve through the November 2028 election.
Carolyn Will.
Matt Privratsky was recently appointed by the mayor to fill the Ward 4 seat on an interim basis, through the August election. Tuesday was the last day to file for the Aug. 12 election. Candidates may withdraw their names from the ballot through Thursday.
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