1. Malia M Cohen was born on December 16,1977 and is an American politician serving as the 33rd Controller of California since 2023.
12 Facts About Malia Cohen
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Malia Cohen is the seventh African American to hold statewide office following Wilson Riles, Mervyn Dymally, Kamala Harris, Tony Thurmond, Shirley Weber and Laphonza Butler.
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Malia Cohen was born in San Francisco on December 16,1977.
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Malia Cohen's mother was a social worker and her father a telecommunication worker.
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Malia Cohen earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Fisk University and a graduate degree in political science from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Malia Cohen worked as a field organizer for Gavin Newsom in the 2003 San Francisco mayoral election and as his confidential secretary for two years when he was mayor.
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In October 2013, Malia Cohen introduced legislation that expanded an existing San Francisco law making it illegal to sell firearms with magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds.
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In 2014, Malia Cohen was re-elected for a second term to represent District 10 after being challenged by Marlene Tran and Tony Kelly.
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In 2015, Malia Cohen publicly defended San Francisco's sanctuary city laws, which drew the attention of Fox News Host Bill O'Reilly.
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Malia Cohen succeeded London Breed as president of the Board of Supervisors on June 26,2018, following Breed's election as mayor of San Francisco.
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In September 2024, Malia Cohen announced new recommendations aimed at preventing and detecting charter school fraud.
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Malia Cohen married workers' compensation attorney Warren Pulley in May 2016.