The City of St. Paul has a new council member. Molly Coleman will represent Ward 4, which includes all or parts of five neighborhoods in the northwest part of the city.

Coleman is filling the vacancy created by former St. Paul City Council president Mitra Jalali’s resignation in January.

She is the co-founder of an advocacy group, a graduate of Harvard Law School and the latest in her family to secure an elected position. She joins MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about her plans for office.