Saint Paul is located in Minnesota 's 4th congressional district , a solidly Democratic district with a CPVI of D 13 . The district is represented by Betty McCollum , a progressive Democrat , scoring 92 % progressive by a progressive group and 4 % conservative by a conservative group on a range of issues . Former U.S. Senator , Norm Coleman , was formerly mayor of Saint Paul . Saint Paul 's Xcel Energy Center was the host of the 2008 Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
Government and politics in Saint Paul, Minnesota