Meet the Cape Coral City Council candidates: District 7, Jessica Cosden
Candidate name: Jessica Cosden
Seat sought/district: Cape Coral City Council District 7
Age: 36
Education/degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts (Concentration: Middle Eastern Studies); (anticipated) – Master of Public Administration
Occupation and place of employment: Volunteer Coordinator, Pace Center for Girls
Time in Cape Coral: District 7: Seven years; Cape Coral: 36 years (lifelong resident)
Business experience applicable to the office you are seeking: Prior to elected office, I worked in direct marketing, managing accounts for Fortune 500 companies. Since election, I served for two years on the Cape Coral Charter School Authority Governing Board and nearly five years on the Cape Coral City Council, collaboratively managing an annual budget of $900 million
Political experience/offices held: Mayor Pro Tem, 2019-2020; City Council Office Manager 2018-current, Cape Coral City Councilmember (District 7) since 2015. Member, Cape Coral Transportation Advisory Committee, Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization, Florida League of Cities, National League of Cities, Coastal and Heartland National Estuary Program Board. Chair, Lee County MPO Local Coordinating Board for Transportation Disadvantaged. Former Chair, Cape Coral Charter School Authority Governing Board
Civic/community involvement: Literacy Buddies (Early Learning Coalition of SWFL), Community Emergency Response Team, former foster home for Lee County Animal Services
Family: husband, Dan; 3 children: Hannah (10), Jacob (8), and Emmet (1)
Military experience: None
Website: www.JessicaCosden.com
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