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Race for Sacramento’s mayor: An Interview with Dr. Flojaune Cofer
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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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Sacramento mayor’s race gets ugly as progressive Black woman is urged to quit | Opinion
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Sacramento mayor’s race gets ugly as progressive Black woman is urged to quit | Opinion

Source: The Sacramento Bee | By Tom Philp

The head of a Sacramento-based public affairs firm has called on a candidate for mayor to drop out of the race because she allegedly raised too much money too early from too many supporters. Steven Maviglio has no legal standing to force Flojaune Cofer to end her campaign, but in a broader sense, this skirmish reveals a bruising power struggle within Sacramento’s city politics.

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Q&A: Dr. Flojaune Cofer
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Q&A: Dr. Flojaune Cofer

Source: SacObserver | By Genoa Barrow

Following the recent announcement that she plans to run for Sacramento mayor, local epidemiologist Dr. Flojaune Cofer sat down with The OBSERVER, sharing her vision for the city and how she plans to change things by listening and being more inclusive.

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