Fremont’s first elected African American councilwoman defends seat against challenger
One of Fremont’s multiple council races this November features a councilmember who won a historic election in 2020 facing off against a challenger who says a city “rocked by scandal” needs to remake its government.Cox was the first African-American woman elected to the Fremont council in 2020.
Liu partly refers to former city manager Mark Danaj pleading guilty this year to fraud for using a city credit card to pay for thousands of dollars in personal expenses, including travel, medical services, food delivery and Apple products. Danaj, who has to pay back a $317,000 severance check and is barred by a judge from ever serving in public office again, was required to report to Santa Rita Jail on June 4 to serve a 90-day sentence and is now out on probation.
Keng first took office in 2018, beating out two competitors with 45.65% of the vote, a wide majority in the three-candidate race. She served a two-year term and was re-elected again in 2020 for a four-year term, running unopposed. She owns and operates Milk and Honey Cafe, a Taiwanese restaurant on Fremont Boulevard.
“I can help accomplish a lot with my strong communication and negotiation skills as a licensed California attorney with vast experience working across the table of executives, directors, other attorneys, numerous clients, and more,” he wrote. “I know I have the necessary skills and experience required to help make a huge impact with regards to the future direction of the city of Fremont and our district.
Challenger Wagh brings experience working in tech startups and corporations such as Cisco and Workday. He holds a masters in computer science and emigrated to Fremont from India in 1999. He also supports the construction of a sound barrier beside neighborhoods along I-680.
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