Kevin M. McCarty (born January 6, 1972) is an American

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currently serving in the

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. He is a

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representing the 7th Assembly District, which encompasses a portion of the

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, including most of the city of

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. McCarty is a member of the

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. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2014, he served on the

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representing the 6th district, which includes part of the eastern and southeastern parts of the city.

Background

McCarty graduated with a

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from

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and has a

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in public policy and administration from

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. Before his service as an elected official, McCarty served as Policy Director to former

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, and as an Assembly Budget Committee consultant to then-Assemblywoman

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. While on the City Council, McCarty worked as a legislative advocate for Preschool California.

6th City Council District

McCarty served on the

from 2004-2014. Representing many of

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's older neighborhoods, McCarty advocated for safe housing, inspections of Sacramento's numerous rental housing units,

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, 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

Assemblyman

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ran for the

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, leaving the

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vacant. McCarty ran again and this time was successful, defeating fellow

man 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.

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

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and Kevin Johnson. However, by the general election, he decided to support Fargo's unsuccessful reelection bid.

2010 Assembly bid

In 2010, Assembly Member Dave Jones was term limited. McCarty lost a close primary election to

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, who went on to win the general election.

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.

2014 election

In 2014, McCarty was elected to represent California's 7th Assembly District, defeating fellow Sacramento City Councilmember Steve Cohn.

2016 election

2018 election

2020 election

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 Victoria and Barbara.

References

External links

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Campaign website
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