Candidates for St. Paul mayor make their pitches to public at forum

With less than a month until Election Day, St. Paul voters are hearing from the candidates looking to lead Minnesota's capital city.

The candidates shared the stage for the first time Monday night, talking about everything from taxes to city services and hearing from voters in the process.

Incumbent Mayor Melvin Carter is vying for a third consecutive term. He's facing four challengers on the 2025 ballot: biophysicist Yan Chen, state Rep. Kaohly Her , engineer Adam Dullinger and Mike Hillborn, an entrepreneur and 40-plus-year resident of St. Paul.

One issue at top of mind for voters: high property taxes. Here's what each candidate had to say about it.

"What are the things that we are spending money on that are hidden, that we don't know?" Hilborn said. "We're the highest property