Live: Thuba Nguyen faces Pat Carlson for Coon Rapids mayor

(function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if(i.contentWindow===e.source){var a=e.data[`datawrapper-height`][n]+`px`;i.style.height=a}}})}e()})(); City Council Member Pat Carlson and legislative staffer Thuba Nguyen are vying to become the next mayor of Coon Rapids, an increasingly diverse north metro suburb. If Nguyen wins, she will be the second woman and first person of color to run the city. Carlson is a retired Coon Rapids police officer who also serves as the city’s mayor pro tem. On his website, he says his priorities include public safety, fiscal responsibility, business growth and community outreach. Nguyen is a communications specialist at the Minnesota House of Representatives, where she works on behalf of the People of Color and Indigenous Caucus, the Minnesota Queer Legislators Caucus