Peter Leggett has been a close aide to St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter since 2018. After four years as communications director, he became chief of staff in 2022. Following the 2023 city election, a majority of the City Council will be new members, so Leggett will spend 2024 building relationships. Leggett says he and Carter want to “fix our streets after decades of disinvestment” and support “community-focused solutions to identify and break cycles of crime and violence.” A new rent-control policy has stymied much market-rate multifamily housing construction, so development obstacles will be a big 2024 issue for Leggett.

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