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Flojaune Cofer: surprise progressive star in California capital’s mayoral race
Source: The Guardian
The 41-year-old epidemiologist and first-time candidate won last month’s primary with a nearly 8% lead over her next rival
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Interview: Mayoral Candidate Flo Cofer
Source: Capital Public Radio | Insight with Vicki Gonzalez
The race for Sacramento mayor is officially underway for the November general election. Now that the primary is over and the top two candidates are set, we take time today to catch up with epidemiologist Dr. Flo Cofer to talk about lessons learned from the primary, what’s next, and how she plans on winning over voters who wanted someone else for mayor.
Ready or not, the next generation of California politicians has arrived
Source: Capitol Weekly
Dr. Flojaune Cofer just shocked the California political establishment by defeating three well known politicians in the Sacramento mayoral primary – a race widely heralded as the most closely watched in the state due to its razor-thin vote margins in the early count.
Cofer Gains Significant Lead In Race For Sacramento Mayor
Source: The Sacramento Observer | By Robert J. Hansen
Over 70,000 of the votes have been counted in the race for Sacramento’s next mayor and Dr. Flojaune Cofer has the largest lead held so far by any of the four leading candidates.
Sacramento mayoral candidate profile: Epidemiologist Dr. Flojaune Cofer
Source: Capital Public Radio | by Chris Nichols
Like a lot of Sacramentans, Flojaune Cofer loves the city’s cafes, live music and walking along the American River.
“And if it’s Kings season, you might catch me at a game ringing my cow bell!” Cofer said, bursting with laughter, during an interview at Long Island Ice Cream south of Oak Park. “I was a season ticket holder for 12 seasons.”
But in her campaign for Sacramento mayor, Cofer said she’s unlike any other candidates. That’s true in several ways.
City Hall insiders have proved what Sacramento needs in a mayor | Opinion
Source: The Sacramento Bee | By the Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
We could cite other examples of flawed decision-making among Sacramento leaders, but there is the bigger point to make here. We believe that the remedy for Sacramento City Hall is fresh leadership. That’s why The Bee Editorial Board endorsed Flojaune Cofer for mayor.
Though she faces three veteran politicians in her candidacy for mayor, Cofer offers the most sober assessment of what is needed in Sacramento. She stands alone as the public advocate who understands the issues and knows the players at city hall but isn’t of city hall.
Interview: Sacramento Mayoral Candidate Flojaune Cofer
Source: Capital Public Radio | Insight with Vicki Gonzalez
Today we welcome epidemiologist and public health professional Dr. Flojaune Cofer to discuss why she is running for Sacramento mayor, what sets her apart from opponents, and top priorities if elected.
Intentionally Authentic: Dr. Flo Cofer
Source: Race, Culture and the Church podcast
Mayoral candidate Dr. Flo Cofer speaks with Pastor Mark Meeks on her life, journey and pursuit to make history as the next mayor of Sacramento.
Cofer is “in a unique position” to better serve the needs of everyone in Sacramento | Opinion
Source: The Sacramento Bee | Letters to the Editor
I appreciate the distinctions made between mayoral candidates. As a licensed clinical social worker, I value Dr. Flojaune Cofer’s vision of social workers and police officers working in an interdisciplinary manner for the greater support and safety of the community.
It is also important to recognize that Cofer does not accept any corporate money.
Dr. Flo Cofer | Full Interview with Sacramento Mayoral Candidate
Dr. Flojaune Cofer sits down with ABC 10 to discuss her vision for a Sacramento that works for everyone.
The Sacramento Bee Editorial board endorses change agent Dr. Flojaune Cofer to be the next mayor of Sacramento | Opinion
Source: The Sacramento Bee | By the Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
The Bee Editorial Board endorses Cofer to be the next mayor of Sacramento.
In a field of aspirants loudly calling for change, Cofer is the most likely to bring that change.
D-Lo and KC interview Sacramento mayoral candidate Dr. Flojaune Cofer
Source: ESPN 1320 | By ESPN 1320
In an interview with D-Lo & KC on ESPN 1320, Dr. Flo discusses her vision of a Sacramento that works for everybody.
Sacramento mayoral candidates make their case to voters
Many in the audience arrived undecided, including Tahoe Park neighbor Scott Harrison. "Everybody seems very qualified and they were all good candidates, but I think Dr. Flo is standing out to me," he said.
McClatchy California Editorial Board talks to Sacramento mayoral candidate Flojaune Cofer
Source: The Sacramento Bee
McClatchy California Editorial Boards interview Sacramento mayoral candidate Flojaune Cofer. See what she had to say on Jan. 12, 2024.
Who is funding the Sacramento mayor’s race?
Source: Sacramento News & Review News & Review | By Scott Thomas Anderson
While Dr. Flojaune Cofer had several sources of support, her pot of campaign cash came overwhelming from individual and small dollar donations. Of her $174,440-plus war chest, some $141,861 of it poured in directly from voters. Many were doctors, nurses, mental health professionals and religious leaders, but the professions also veered into the arts: Cofer was the only mayoral candidate this year to get contributions from people listing themselves as poets, artists, writers and filmmakers.
Organized labor, a bracket that didn’t include public safety or building trade unions in SN&R’s categorical system (those were both separate brackets), amounted to Cofer’s second-largest area of support. She received $9,550 from those union sources.
Who is Flojaune Cofer? Perhaps the first Black woman elected mayor of Sacramento | Opinion
Source: The Sacramento Bee | By Marcos Breton
In a sense, running for mayor fits into her life’s mission. Cofer is the daughter of public school teachers who grew up in Pittsburgh, Pa. On her campaign website, she features family photos of herself as a child with her parents, and the smiles in those photos project warmth and closeness. Sadly, Cofer’s father Raymond is no longer here to feel the immense pride any dad would feel if his daughter was running for mayor. He died at 47 of congestive heart failure in 1994 when Cofer was only 11.
Mayoral Candidate, Civil Rights Attorney Call DA’s Homeless Lawsuits ‘Shameful’
Source: The Sacramento Observer | By Robert J. Hansen
“Threatening the people who are fighting – and succeeding – to create solutions is a special type of cruelty,” Dr. Cofer said. “How many times are we going to try to criminalize poverty before we realize it is a bad idea?”
Sacramento mayoral candidate denounces DA’s legal fight against city over homelessness response
Source: Capital Public Radio | By Chris Nichols
“We should all be working together to find short and long-term solutions,” said Cofer, “which is why Thien Ho threatening action against a safe ground site — which is actively creating an immediate and quite successful solution — is so incredibly appalling.”
Sacramento mayoral candidate slams district attorney for homeless lawsuits against city
Source: The Sacramento Bee | By Theresa Clift
Sacramento mayoral candidate Flojaune Cofer is accusing Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho of “criminalizing homelessness” in his ongoing legal action against the city.
Is Sacramento ‘going backwards’? Mayor candidates offer vision for new direction
Source: The Sacramento Bee | By Ariane Lange
But it was Cofer — an epidemiologist, a progressive organizer and a political newcomer known as Dr. Flo — who emerged to thunderous applause as the clear crowd favorite. Sacramento NAACP vice president Tijuana Barnes announced at the end that in a straw poll of audience members, Cofer won 72 out of 82 votes.