City of Folsom City Council Councilmember Sarah Aquino

Sarah Aquino was first elected to the Folsom City Council in November 2018 and has served as both mayor and vice mayor. She has also been on the Board of Education and curerntly represents Folsom on the Association of California Cities Aligned with Public Safety. Aquino is a licensed insurance agent at her family’s insurance agency, and is a native of Fair Oaks. Also part of her family history is public service; her father, Dave Cox, was in poltics for 22 years, with stints on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors and in the California Legislature.

After winning an at-large seat on the Folsom City Council in 2018, Aquino ran for reelection in the newly drawn Distrrict 3 seat on Nov. 3, 2022. 

First elected: November 2018

Alma mater: California State University, Sacramento 

Day job: Life and health insurance agent 

Regional council assignments: Association of California Cities Allied with Public Safety, Folsom/El Dorado County JPA, Folsom Tourism and Economic Development Corporation, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (alternate), Sacramento Area Council of Governments, Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District

Notable quotes:
“I believe government should work for the people it serves. I have worked very hard the past four years to be accessible and responsive to residents, make common-sense policy decisions, and lead by example. I think I can provide steady leadership and a can-do spirit as the city addresses budget challenges and more unfunded mandates from the state.” (Source: Folsom Telegraph, Oct. 20, 2022)

“I think my dad was a really good example of what an elected official should be. Ever since I was a kid, if you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have told you the President of the United States.” (Gold Country Media, Feb. 8, 2019)