St. Paul City Council Member Cheniqua Johnson, who chairs the city’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority, plans to step back from her role for 12 weeks while she’s on family medical leave welcoming her first child.
Johnson on Friday said unless her newborn son comes early, she plans to attend the council’s Dec. 3 meeting remotely to vote on the city’s 2026 budget, two days before her due date. She also plans to attend the city council’s Truth in Taxation hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, which she may also participate in remotely.
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“My plans are to be in attendance for both, unless I’m in active labor,” she said on Friday. “I’m really excited for my son, and I’m joining the multiple moms that we have on the council.”
While she’s on medical leave, HRA Vice Chair Saura Jost will lead HRA meetings, and Council President Rebecca Noecker will fill in for Johnson on the St. Paul Authority, which recently welcomed back Nelsie Yang from her second maternity leave since joining the council.
Johnson’s legislative aide, Melanie Johnson, will be her proxy on the Heading Home Ramsey committee, an interagency collaborative that focuses on homelessness and mental health issues, where the council member serves as vice chair. Jost will fill in for her on the Full Stack St. Paul committee, which seeks to draw and retain the technology sector in St. Paul.
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