St. Paul has been through a lot since Melvin Carter was first elected in 2017 — a racial reckoning spurred by the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police officers, the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic fallout in downtown St. Paul.

After navigating those crises, Carter is making the argument he's best suited for the keeping his job as mayor.

Voters will have a choice this November: Make Carter the second three-term mayor in the last 30 years, or elect a new leader for the city.

Carter is quick to point out drops in crime, investment in streets and infrastructure and programs he says are helping bring investment into the city.

"It's not that I think I'm the one to do this, it's that I think we're the ones to do this,” Carter said during a recent debate. “Everything that

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