Malia Cohen has dedicated her career to public service, focused on making our public dollars work for each and every one of us. That’s why we need her in the Controller’s office.
Malia will serve as an independent budget hawk bringing visibility, insight, and equity into how the State spends your money.
Malia has a long track record of standing up for the LGBTQ+ community. On the Board of Supervisors, she led the effort to expand Transition Age Youth (TAY) services in the City, working to ensure more health care and mental health care is available to LGBTQ+ youth. She also supported the first transgender bathroom legislation and supported gender reassignment surgeries as part of HealthySF, the City’s universal health care program.
Malia is committed to bridging gaps in access and policy to ensure all people are supported. She’s seen marginalized communities left out of the conversation too often. She’ll fight to bring greater diversity to the decision making table and so that our policy truly reflects the people who make up our state. In addition to ensuring that all people feel supported and protected in our state, she’ll also demand accountability for any acts of violence, hate, or discrimination to send a strong message that it will not be tolerated. Malia knows California’s strength is its diversity and she’ll make sure it’s reflected at all levels of government.