Kevin McCarty | |
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Mayor of Sacramento | |
Assuming office December 10, 2024 | |
Succeeding | Darrell Steinberg |
Member of the California Assembly | |
In office December 1,2014 –November 30,2024 | |
Preceded by | Roger Dickinson |
Succeeded by | Maggy Krell |
Constituency | 7th district (2014–2022) 6th district (2022–2024) |
Member of the Sacramento City Council from the 6th district | |
In office 2004–2014 | |
Preceded by | Dave Jones |
Succeeded by | Eric Guerra |
Personal details | |
Born | Sacramento,California,U.S. | January 6,1972
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Leticia García |
Children | 2 |
Education | California State University,Long Beach (BA) California State University,Sacramento (MPP) |
Kevin Michael McCarty (born January 6,1972) is an American politician who is the mayor of the city of Sacramento. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served in the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2024 representing the 6th Assembly District,which encompasses a portion of the Sacramento metropolitan area,including most of the city of Sacramento.
McCarty was a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2014,he served on the Sacramento City Council representing the 6th district,which includes part of the eastern and southeastern parts of the city. [1]
McCarty was born in Washington D.C.,the son of Barbara and Eliot McCarty. [2] His mother is white and his father is African-American. [2] After his parents separated when he was a small child,his mother moved with her children to Sacramento. [2]
McCarty graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from CSU Long Beach and has a master's degree in public policy and administration from Sacramento State. Before his service as an elected official,McCarty served as Policy Director to former California Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante,and as an Assembly Budget Committee consultant to then-Assemblywoman Denise Moreno Ducheny. [3] While on the City Council,McCarty worked as a legislative advocate for Preschool California.
McCarty served on the Sacramento City Council from 2004 to 2014. Representing many of Sacramento's older neighborhoods,McCarty advocated for safe housing,inspections of Sacramento's numerous rental housing units,gun control,and the creation of after-school programs. [ citation needed ] Council member McCarty along with Darrell Fong voted against a $257 million subsidy to develop a downtown entertainment and sports complex for the Sacramento Kings. [4]
In 2014,incumbent Democrat Assemblyman Roger Dickinson ran for the California State Senate,leaving the California's 7th Assembly District vacant. McCarty ran again and this time was successful,defeating fellow Sacramento City Councilman Steve Cohn. As a result of the 2020 census,McCarty's Elmhurst neighborhood was redistricted to the 6th Assembly District,from which he was re-elected in 2022 election.
He currently resides in the Elmhurst neighborhood with his wife,Leticia García,and their twin daughters Victoria and Barbara. [1] [5] He is Catholic. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kevin McCarty | 6,218 | 62.0 | |
Democratic | John Boyd | 3,815 | 38.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kevin McCarty | 5,654 | 97.31 | |
write-ins | 156 | 2.69 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Roger Dickinson | 14,157 | 35.12 | |
Democratic | Kevin McCarty | 13,955 | 34.62 | |
Democratic | Lauren Hammond | 7,525 | 18.67 | |
Democratic | Chris Garland | 3,512 | 8.71 | |
Democratic | Adam Sartain | 1,041 | 2.58 | |
write-ins | 121 | 0.30 | ||
Total votes | 40,311 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kevin McCarty | 6,743 | 73.80 | |
Republican | Mitch Netto | 2,364 | 25.87 | |
write-ins | 30 | 0.33 | ||
overvotes | 9 | |||
undervotes | 806 | |||
Total votes | 9,952 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kevin McCarty | 17,788 | 36.52 | |
Democratic | Steve Cohn | 14,876 | 30.54 | |
Republican | Ralph Merletti | 7,245 | 14.88 | |
Republican | Oliver Ponce | 4,377 | 8.99 | |
Democratic | Mark Johannessen | 4,298 | 8.82 | |
write-ins | 121 | 0.25 | ||
overvotes | 3,585 | |||
undervotes | 164 | |||
Total votes | 52,454 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kevin McCarty | 24,823 | 58.13 | |
Democratic | Steve Cohn | 17,877 | 41.87 | |
overvotes | 117 | |||
undervotes | 6,343 | |||
Total votes | 49,160 | 100 |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Kevin McCarty (incumbent) | 69,901 | 99.5 | |
Republican | Ryan K. Brown (write-in) | 254 | 0.4 | |
Libertarian | Janine Kloss (write-in) | 51 | 0.1 | |
Republican | Ralph Merletti (write-in) | 43 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 70,249 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Kevin McCarty (incumbent) | 111,112 | 69.8 | |
Republican | Ryan K. Brown | 48,097 | 30.2 | |
Total votes | 159,209 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Kevin McCarty (incumbent) | 63,705 | 99.6 | |
Republican | Scott Schmidt (write-in) | 237 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 63,942 | 100.0 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Kevin McCarty (incumbent) | 107,849 | 71.3 | |
Republican | Scott Schmidt | 43,361 | 28.7 | |
Total votes | 151,210 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Kevin McCarty (incumbent) | 43,957 | 100% | |
Total votes | ||||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Kevin McCarty (incumbent) | 57,740 | 55.4 | |
Republican | Cathy Cook | 21,522 | 20.6 | |
Democratic | Josh Pane | 15,709 | 15.1 | |
Republican | Bob Marques | 7,340 | 7.0 | |
Libertarian | Janice Marlae Bonser | 1,931 | 1.9 | |
Total votes | 104,242 | 100% | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Kevin McCarty (incumbent) | 98,656 | 65.6 | |
Republican | Cathy Cook | 51,823 | 34.4 | |
Total votes | 150,479 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
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