It's been a whirlwind for St. Paul Mayor-elect Kaohly Her since she defeated two-term incumbent Melvin Carter in an upset on Tuesday night, setting the stage for her to make history as the first woman and Hmong American to lead the capital city.

But now that she has taken a moment to process in the days since the election, she says she is ready to get to work and deliver on what voters asked for: change at a time when St. Paul is at a crossroads.

"Now that I've had a little bit of time to rest and really try to sink in, I just think about what an amazing thing just happened," said Her, currently a state representative for parts of the capital city. "In a time in which people are afraid to have political courage to stand against their own parties, to see people say we can care about

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