Sabina Covo: Targets environment, affordable housing, parks and traffic

At 17, Sabina Covo moved to Miami after spending many summers with her family who have lived in the city since the ’70s. While establishing a career as a journalist and starting a communications firm with her sister, Sabina knew she wanted to be a public servant at some point.

In 2020, she covered the federal election and was subsequently offered a position as spokesperson for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. When her predecessor resigned at the end of 2022 to run for Congress, she saw that as the perfect moment to throw her name in the race for District Two commissioner. She assumed office after a special election in February and is up for re-election in November.

A Colombian-American, Sabina is the first Hispanic woman to serve her district, which encompasses Miami’s coastal neighborhoods of Coconut Grove, Brickell, Downtown, Edgewater and Morningside. Her top concerns, she says, are affordable housing, climate resiliency and public safety.

Commissioner Covo has resided in Coconut Grove for 22 years and is raising her three children there with her husband David. Her family inspired her campaign for public office as she desired a better quality of life for her family and all Miamians.

She spoke with Miami Today reporter Genevieve Bowen. 

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