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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.
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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](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643480ebed3601106e1e256e/1700003321154-J468M2D5ZEFKL5KSVK9L/1678219618hd.jpg)
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.
![D-Lo and KC interview Sacramento mayoral candidate Dr. Flojaune Cofer](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643480ebed3601106e1e256e/1707361871276-V33R9CD0CVR81F21SFKX/ESPN-1320.jpg)
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.
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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.
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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.
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Race for Sacramento’s mayor: An Interview with Dr. Flojaune Cofer
Source: Sacramento News & Review | By Lucas McMaster, Malachi Parker, Jacob Peterson, Raymond Purscell and Aya Mikbel
Public Health Advocate Dr. Flojaune Cofer says she is running for mayor to bridge the gap between what the people of Sacramento want and what their current leaders are doing.
Cofer is the senior policy director for the nonprofit lobbying organization Public Health Advocates. She is also known for her work as chair of the advisory committee for Measure U, a sales tax increase adopted by voters in 2012 and bolstered by another vote in 2018. The measure was largely intended to help develop Sacramento’s underserved neighborhoods.
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Unity of Sacramento presents Sacramento Mayoral Town Hall with Dr. Flojaune Cofer
Source: Unity of Sacramento
Epidemiologist and Sacramento Mayoral Candidate, Dr. Flo Cofer shares her journey into public health, policies and politics and discusses issues confronting our community.
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Mayoral Candidate Dr. Flojaune Cofer Talks Policing, Homelessness And Government Dysfunction
Source: The Sacramento Observer | By By Aya Mikbel, Christina Mendez, Lucas McMaster, Sonia Pagan and Michael Pepper
Public health advocate Dr. Flojaune Cofer, who was also chair of the Measure U Community Advisory Committee, would be the first Black woman to serve as mayor of Sacramento if she is elected.
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Community Health: Dr. Flo Cofer
Source: Race, Culture and the Church podcast
Epidemiologist and Sacramento Mayoral Candidate, Dr. Flo Cofer shares her journey into public health, policies and politics and discusses issues confronting our community.
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Black Change Maker: Flojaune Cofer, senior director of policy at Public Health Advocates
Source: The Sacramento Bee
Flojaune Cofer, the senior director of policy at Public Health Advocates in Sacramento, talks at The Bee about being a Black Change Maker in 2023 and the change she hopes to see in Sacramento.
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Dr. Flojaune Cofer on Political Engagement and Mayoral Leadership in Sacramento
Source: The Building Justice podcast
Listen in as epidemiologist and mayoral candidate Dr. Flojaune Cofer talks with Sac State Professor Monicka Tutschka about how progressive policies, when created by policy experts in collaboration with the public, are more likely to have lasting positive effects.
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Interview: Sacramento mayoral candidate Dr. Flojaune Cofer
Source: FOX 40 | By Nikki Laurenzo
In an interview with FOX40, candidate Dr. Flojaune Cofer spoke about her vision for Sacramento and how she would approach the issues the city faces.
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Race for Sacramento Mayor: Candidate Flo Cofer talks crime, homelessness & housing
Race for Sacramento Mayor: Candidate Flo Cofer talks crime, homelessness & housing