Liberian Immigrant Makes History By Winning City Council Seat

He is a former refugee, a Liberian immigrant, and now the youngest city councilmember in Falcon Heights, a suburban city of St. Paul, best known as the site of the State Fair.

Yakasah Wehyee, 28, defeated two other challengers during last week's midterm elections to win a seat on the city council. He officially takes office in January 2020, becoming the fourth elected public official of Liberian descent serving in the United States.

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