Kevin McCarty
{{Short description|American politician (born 1972)}}
{{Distinguish|Kevin McCarthy}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Kevin McCarty
|image = Cq5dam.web.514.1028.jpg
|caption = McCarty in 2024
|office = 57th Mayor of Sacramento
|term_start = December 10, 2024
|term_end =
|predecessor = Darrell Steinberg
|successor =
|office1 = Member of the California Assembly
|term_start1 = December 1, 2014
|term_end1 = November 30, 2024
|predecessor1 = Roger Dickinson
|successor1 = Maggy Krell
|constituency1 = 7th district (2014–2022)
6th district (2022–2024)
|office2 = Member of the Sacramento City Council
from the 6th district
|term_start2 = 2004
|term_end2 = 2014
|predecessor2 = Dave Jones
|successor2 = Eric Guerra
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|1|6}}
|birth_place = Sacramento, California, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Democratic
|spouse = Leticia García
|children = 2
|residence = Elmhurst, California, U.S.
|education = California State University, Long Beach (BA)
California State University, Sacramento (MPP)
}}
Kevin Michael McCarty (born January 6, 1972) is an American politician who has served as Mayor of Sacramento since 2024. 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 and 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofsacramento.org/council/District6/councilmember.html |title=Your Council Member: Councilmember Kevin McCarty |publisher=City of Sacramento |access-date=2012-11-02 |year=2012}}
Background
McCarty was born in Washington D.C., the son of Barbara and Eliot McCarty.{{Cite news|first=Marcos |last=Breton |authorlink= |title=The heartbeat of Kevin McCarty's mayoral run in Sacramento is the woman who raised him |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee|date=January 28, 2024 |url= https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article284602950.html#storylink=cpy|via=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} His mother is white and his father is African-American. After his parents separated when he was a small child, his mother moved with her children to Sacramento.
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.preschoolcalifornia.org/about-us/our-staff.html |title=Our Staff: Kevin McCarty, Legislative Advocate |publisher=Preschool California |access-date=2012-11-02}} While on the City Council, McCarty worked as a legislative advocate for Preschool California.
Political career
{{See also|Sacramento_City_Council#District_6|l1=Sacramento City Council, District 6}}
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|date=June 2014}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Moffitt |first=Bob |date=April 9, 2019 |title=He Opposed The Sacramento Kings Arena Subsidy, But Supports Helping Out With The Republic FC's Soccer Stadium. Here's Why. |url=https://www.capradio.org/articles/2019/04/09/he-opposed-the-sacramento-kings-arena-subsidy-but-supports-helping-out-with-the-republic-fcs-soccer-stadium-heres-why/ |access-date=November 6, 2024 |work=Capradio}}
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.
Personal life
He currently resides in the Elmhurst neighborhood with his wife, Leticia García, and their twin daughters Victoria and Barbara.{{cite web|url=https://a07.asmdc.org/article/biography|title=Biography|date=2016-11-03|website=Official Website - Assemblymember Kevin McCarty Representing the 7th California Assembly District|language=en|access-date=2019-03-24}} He is Catholic.{{Cite web |title=Vote Smart {{!}} Facts For All |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/70260/kevin-mccarty |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Vote Smart}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change | title= Sacramento City Council, District 6 - March 2, 2004}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Kevin McCarty
|votes = 6,218
|percentage = 62.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = John Boyd
|votes = 3,815
|percentage = 38.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= Sacramento City Council, District 6 - June 3, 2008}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Kevin McCarty
|votes = 5,654
|percentage = 97.31
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party =
|candidate = write-ins
|votes = 156
|percentage = 2.69
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=California's 9th State Assembly district: Primary, June 8, 2010}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Roger Dickinson
|votes = 14,157
|percentage = 35.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Kevin McCarty
|votes = 13,955
|percentage = 34.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Lauren Hammond
|votes = 7,525
|percentage = 18.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Chris Garland
|votes = 3,512
|percentage = 8.71
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Adam Sartain
|votes = 1,041
|percentage = 2.58
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party =
|candidate = write-ins
|votes = 121
|percentage = 0.30
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 40,311
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= Sacramento City Council, District 6 - June 5, 2012}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Kevin McCarty
|votes = 6,743
|percentage = 73.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Mitch Netto
|votes = 2,364
|percentage = 25.87
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party =
|candidate = write-ins
|votes = 30
|percentage = 0.33
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party =
|candidate = overvotes
|votes =9
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate no change
|party =
|candidate = undervotes
|votes =806
|percentage =
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{{Election box total no change
|votes = 9,952
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 7th State Assembly district - Primary, June 3, 2014}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Kevin McCarty
|votes = 17,788
|percentage = 36.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Steve Cohn
|votes = 14,876
|percentage = 30.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Ralph Merletti
|votes = 7,245
|percentage = 14.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Oliver Ponce
|votes = 4,377
|percentage = 8.99
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Mark Johannessen
|votes = 4,298
|percentage = 8.82
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party =
|candidate = write-ins
|votes = 121
|percentage = 0.25
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party =
|candidate = overvotes
|votes =3,585
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party =
|candidate = undervotes
|votes =164
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 52,454
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= California's 7th State Assembly district - November 4, 2014}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Kevin McCarty
|votes = 24,823
|percentage = 58.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Steve Cohn
|votes = 17,877
|percentage = 41.87
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party =
|candidate = overvotes
|votes =117
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party =
|candidate = undervotes
|votes =6,343
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 49,160
|percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California's 7th State Assembly district election, 2016
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Kevin McCarty (incumbent)
| votes = 69,901
| percentage = 99.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Ryan K. Brown (write-in)
| votes = 254
| percentage = 0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party of California
| candidate = Janine Kloss (write-in)
| votes = 51
| percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Ralph Merletti (write-in)
| votes = 43
| percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 70,249
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Kevin McCarty (incumbent)
| votes = 111,112
| percentage = 69.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Ryan K. Brown
| votes = 48,097
| percentage = 30.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 159,209
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = California's 7th State Assembly district election, 2018
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Kevin McCarty (incumbent)
| votes = 63705
| percentage = 99.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Scott Schmidt (write-in)
| votes = 237
| percentage = 0.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 63942
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Kevin McCarty (incumbent)
| votes = 107849
| percentage = 71.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Scott Schmidt
| votes = 43361
| percentage = 28.7
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 151210
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = 2020 California's 7th State Assembly district election
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Kevin McCarty (incumbent)
| votes = 43,957
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes =
| percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = 2022 California's 6th State Assembly district election{{cite web |title=Primary Election - Statement of the Vote, June 7, 2022 |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-primary/sov/104-state-assemblymember.pdf|website=California Secretary of State |access-date=June 20, 2024}}{{cite web |title=General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022 - State Assembly |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-general/sov/65-state-assemblymember.pdf |website=California Secretary of State |access-date=June 20, 2024}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Kevin McCarty (incumbent)
| votes = 57,740
| percentage = 55.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Cathy Cook
| votes = 21,522
| percentage = 20.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Josh Pane
| votes = 15,709
| percentage = 15.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Bob Marques
| votes = 7,340
| percentage = 7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| candidate = Janice Marlae Bonser
| votes = 1,931
| percentage = 1.9
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 104,242
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = California Democratic Party
| candidate = Kevin McCarty (incumbent)
| votes = 98,656
| percentage = 65.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = California Republican Party
| candidate = Cathy Cook
| votes = 51,823
| percentage = 34.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = {{sum|98656|51823}}
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box open primary begin no party no change| title=2024 Sacramento mayoral election{{cite web |title=M2024 - STATEMENT OF THE VOTE |url=https://elections.saccounty.gov/Documents/M2024%20-%20STATEMENT%20OF%20THE%20VOTE.pdf |page=73 |publisher=Sacramento County Elections |access-date=15 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=N2024 - STATEMENT OF THE VOTE |url=https://elections.saccounty.gov/ElectionInformation/Documents/2024-November-General/N2024%20-%20STATEMENT%20OF%20THE%20VOTE.pdf |page=66 |publisher=Sacramento County Elections |access-date=15 December 2024}}}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Flojaune "Flo" Cofer
|votes = 30,272
|percentage = 29.25
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Kevin McCarty
|votes = 22,302
|percentage = 21.55
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Richard Pan
|votes = 22,010
|percentage = 21.27
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Steve Hansen
|votes = 21,684
|percentage = 20.95
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Jose Antonio Avina II
|votes = 6,217
|percentage = 6.01
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Julius M. Engel
|votes = 1,013
|percentage = 0.98
}}
{{Election box total no party no change
| votes = 103,498
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Kevin McCarty
|votes = 96,433
|percentage = 50.51
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Flojaune "Flo" Cofer
|votes = 94,495
|percentage = 49.49
}}
{{Election box total no party no change
| votes = 190,928
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Kevin McCarty}}
- {{Official website|http://asmdc.org/members/a07/}}
- [http://www.mccartyforassembly.com/ Campaign website]
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