Kevin McCarty

Kevin McCarty (born January 6, 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.

Not to be confused with Kevin McCarthy or Kevin McCarthy (California politician).

Kevin McCarty
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 7th district
Assumed office
December 1, 2014
Preceded byRoger Dickinson
Member of the Sacramento City Council
from the 6th district
In office
2004–2014
Preceded byDave Jones
Succeeded byEric Guerra
Personal details
Born (1972-01-06) January 6, 1972
Sacramento, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceSacramento, California
Alma materCalifornia 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
See also: Sacramento City Council, District 6

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 District vacant. 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.

Sacramento City Council, District 6 - March 2, 2004
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.

Sacramento City Council, District 6 - June 3, 2008
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.

California's 9th State Assembly district: Primary, June 8, 2010
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.

Sacramento City Council, District 6 - June 5, 2012
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.

California's 7th State Assembly district - Primary, June 3, 2014
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
California's 7th State Assembly district - November 4, 2014
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
See also: California State Assembly election, 2016
California's 7th State Assembly district election, 2016
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
California's 7th State Assembly district election, 2018
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
2020 California's 7th State Assembly district 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 names Victoria and Barbara.[1][3]

References
  1. "Your Council Member: Councilmember Kevin McCarty". City of Sacramento. 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  2. "Our Staff: Kevin McCarty, Legislative Advocate". Preschool California. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  3. "Biography". Official Website - Assemblymember Kevin McCarty Representing the 7th California Assembly District. November 3, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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