Coral Evans

Former Mayor of Flagstaff

“I’m going to sit at the table. And we can all just be awkward and uncomfortable with it, but I’m here because my people have something they want to say and they want to be heard.”

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Coral Evans

Milestones

My road in life took a while to figure out.

I’m a fifth generation Arizonan—I still live in the house that my grandfather built in 1942.

I started my career working for a nonprofit, where I organized community events.

When a historic community center was going to be torn down by the city, I led the effort to save it.

After saving the building, I decided to run for city council.

I almost quit halfway through my campaign but kept going when I found out that Barack Obama was on his way to becoming the first Black president of the United States.

After serving on the Flagstaff city council and realizing my passion for civic engagement, I decided to run for Mayor of Flagstaff—and won!

I served two terms as Mayor of Flagstaff, during which time I also worked as a DJ at the Arizona Roadhouse.

I now serve as Northern Arizona Director for Senator Mark Kelly.