ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Kathy Cohen officially launched her campaign for Roanoke City Council during an event at Fishburn Park on Sunday.
The retired rabbi, and first female rabbi, of Roanoke’s Temple Emanuel is also the chairperson of the Roanoke City Gun Violence Prevention Commission and will run for city council as an Independent.
She is the first challenger to publicly announce a bid for one of the three council seats set to come open this fall…