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A changing political face to the city's East Side as filings open for St. Paul City Council – Twin Cities twincities.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from twincities.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
For 22 years, former St. Paul police Sgt. Dan Bostrom represented much of the East Side as one of the more conservative voices on the St. Paul City Council. Not long after Bostrom left office at age 78, Nelsie Yang — a union steward with the progressive advocacy organization TakeAction Minnesota — was elected in his place. Then 24, Yang made history as both the youngest member ever seated on .