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Democratic · Mayor of St. Paul · Minnesota · Spectrum score -46

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Kaohly Her is Mayor of St. Paul in Minnesota. Political positions and ideology score -46 (Left). Kaohly Vang Her is an American politician serving since 2026 as the 56th mayor of Saint Paul.

Term ends
Jan 8, 2029
Phone
651-266-8989
Office
15 Kellogg Blvd. West, 390 City Hall, Saint Paul, MN 55102
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City pay varies · not on file

Where Kaohly stands on the spectrum

Kaohly Her scores -46 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -46 · Left · economic -52 · social -45 · authoritarian -21

Confidence 68. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Kaohly Vang Her is an American politician serving since 2026 as the 56th mayor of Saint Paul. She is the first woman and first Asian American to hold this position.

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Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic
-52
Social
-45
Authoritarian
-21
Confidence
68
  • Taxes & spending-50

    Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget

  • Health care-60

    Public or single-payer coverage as a right

  • Climate & energy-56

    Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down

  • Business regulation-48

    Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules

  • Labor & wages-46

    Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power

  • Immigration-40

    A broader legal path, less interior enforcement

  • Abortion-72

    Legal access, opposed to bans

  • Guns-54

    Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws

  • Crime & policing-24

    Reform, diversion, less incarceration

  • Schools & speech-48

    Public-school investment, DEI frameworks

  • Defense & alliances-14

    Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint

  • Civil liberties-28

    Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

No roll-call first dimension on file — issues only.

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Sources

  • Ballotpedia, mayors of the 100 largest cities, August 2026
  • Open States people (municipalities)
  • stpaul.gov
  • en.wikipedia.org
  • Local contact is from the public office listing. Scores are modeled, not a roll-call.

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Updated August 2026.