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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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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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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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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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Race for Sacramento Mayor: Candidate Flo Cofer talks crime, homelessness & housing
Race for Sacramento Mayor: Candidate Flo Cofer talks crime, homelessness & housing
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Local Public Health Advocate Running For Mayor
Source: SacObserver | By Genoa Barrow
Local epidemiologist Dr. Flojaune Cofer is no stranger to City Hall.
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Dr. Flojaune Cofer Announces Run for Sacramento Mayor
Source: California Local | By Graham Womack
Dr. Flojaune Cofer isn’t shy about acknowledging the obvious.
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Dr. Flojaune Cofer is a Sacramento mayoral candidate and a special guest we’ve certainly never met
Source: Voices: River City
Today we’re joined by a very special guest in Dr. Flojaune Cofer, candidate for mayor of Sacramento.
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'More is possible': Doctor with hand in local politics announces 2024 Sacramento mayoral campaign
Source: KRA3 | By Orko Manna
First The 2024 Sacramento mayoral race has officially begun, with local epidemiologist Dr. Flojaune Cofer becoming the first person to announce their candidacy.
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Doctor with hand in local politics announces 2024 Sacramento mayoral campaign
Source: Yahoo! News
The 2024 Sacramento mayoral race has officially begun, with local epidemiologist Dr. Flojaune Cofer becoming the first person to announce their candidacy.
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Sacramento 2024 Mayoral Race: First candidate Flojaune Cofer announces campaign launch
Source: ABC10
Flojaune Cofer is a public health expert, senior policy director, and former chair of the city’s Measure U Community Advisory Committee.
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Sacramento mayoral race kicks off | Flojaune Cofer first to announce her candidacy
Source: ABC10 | By Becca Habegger
Public health policy expert Flojaune Cofer announced Wednesday she is running for mayor of Sacramento, making her the first candidate to declare.
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Sacramento’s mayoral race has its first candidate. Who is she and what are her plans?
Source: The Sacramento Bee | By Matthew Miranda
Flojaune Cofer, former chairwoman of the Measure U Committee and a progressive organizer, on Wednesday became the first candidate to throw her name in the 2024 Sacramento mayoral race.
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Dr. Flojaune Cofer announces candidacy in Sacramento mayor race
Source: CBS News | By Richard Ramos
SACRAMENTO — Sacramento's mayoral race has its first candidate as Dr. Flojaune Cofer announced her campaign Wednesday.
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Doctor announces campaign to become Sacramento’s next mayor
Source: Fox40 | By Jacque Porter
(KTXL) — Epidemiologist Dr. Flojaune Cofer announced she would be running to become the next mayor of Sacramento.