Seven candidates are vying for the state House seat left vacant by former St. Paul Rep. Kaohly Her, who resigned from the Minnesota Legislature last month after winning the St. Paul mayoral race.

Six of those candidates are seeking the DFL Party nomination and are headed to a special primary election on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Early voting started this week.

Top issues in the race include addressing rising St. Paul property taxes and the growing cost of health care and housing.

Candidates say the Legislature should do more to help the city handle costs as declining commercial property values place a greater burden on residential property owners.

St. Paul has many colleges, government buildings and places of worship that don’t pay property taxes. That poses a further challenge.

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