‘Showing the world what’s possible’: St Paul makes history with first all-female city council

Last fall, all seven city council seats were up for grabs and all were won by female candidates below the age of 40

When Rebecca Noecker first decided to enter politics in 2016, she was a young mom with two kids and many questions. She had a background in education but no knowledge of how to run for office.

There were so many systems that I saw around me that just felt broken and people were in pain and I wanted to do something about that," Noecker, 39, said. And it felt like politics was a way to do it."