Kevin McCarty
Kevin McCarty (born 1972) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 7th Assembly District, which encompasses a portion of the Sacramento metropolitan area.
Kevin McCarty | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 7th district | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Dickinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1972 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Sacramento, California |
| Alma mater | California State University, Long Beach (BA) California State University, Sacramento (MA) |
McCarty is 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]
Background
McCarty graduated with a bachelor 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.[2] While on the City Council, McCarty worked as a legislative advocate for Preschool California.
6th City Council District
McCarty served on the Sacramento City Council from 2004-2014. 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. 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.
7th Assembly District
In 2014, incumbent Democrat Assemblyman Roger Dickinson ran for the California State Senate, leaving the California's 7th Assembly Districtvacant. McCarty ran again and this time was successful, defeating fellow Sacramento City Councilman Steve Cohn.
2004 election
In the 2004 election, McCarty faced John Boyd, the director of Shriners Hospital for Children. McCarty defeated him by a 62% to 38% margin.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kevin McCarty | 6,218 | 62.0 | |
| Democratic | John Boyd | 3,815 | 38.0 | |
2008 election
McCarty did not face any opposition in his 2008 reelection bid. He did gain notoriety as the lone city councilman who declined to take sides in the mayoral primary between Heather Fargo and Kevin Johnson. However, by the general election, he decided to support Fargo's unsuccessful reelection bid.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kevin McCarty | 5,654 | 97.31 | |
| write-ins | 156 | 2.69 | ||
2010 Assembly bid
In 2010, Assembly Member Dave Jones was term limited. McCarty lost a close primary election to Sacramento County Supervisor Roger Dickinson, who went on to win the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
2012 election
In 2012, McCarty was challenged by information technology manager Mitch Netto. He easily won in the primary election by a 3 to 1 margin.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
2014 election
In 2014, McCarty was elected to represent California's 7th Assembly District, defeating fellow Sacramento City Councilmember Steve Cohn.
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kevin McCarty | 24,823 | 58.13 | |
| Democratic | Steve Cohn | 17,877 | 41.87 | |
| overvotes | 117 | |||
| undervotes | 6,343 | |||
| Total votes | 49,160 | 100 | ||
2016 election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
2018 election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
2020 election
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Kevin McCarty (incumbent) | 43,957 | 100% | |
| Total votes | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Personal life
McCarty was born and raised in the Sacramento area. He currently resides in the Elmhurst neighborhood with his wife, Leticia García, and their twin daughters.[1][3]
References
- "Your Council Member: Councilmember Kevin McCarty". City of Sacramento. 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- "Our Staff: Kevin McCarty, Legislative Advocate". Preschool California. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- "Biography". Official Website - Assemblymember Kevin McCarty Representing the 7th California Assembly District. November 3, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
