Kevin McCarty
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-04-2014 | Democratic | AD-07 | 46983 | Win |
| 11-08-2016 | Democratic | AD-07 | 111112 | Win |
| 11-06-2018 | Democratic | AD-07 | 107849 | Win |
| 11-03-2020 | Democratic | AD-07 | 149083 | Win |
| 11-08-2022 | Democratic | AD-06 | 98656 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
Kevin Michael McCarty
Born: January 6, 1972 in Washington, DC
Married: Leticia Garcia
Children: Victoria and Barbara (twins)
1990s: Consultant, Assembly Budget Committee
2000s: Policy Director, Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante
2004-2014: Member, Sacramento City Council
2010: Primary Candidate for AD-09 (Lost; 34.62%)
2020: Proponent, Proposition 17 [Restoration of Vote After Prison Term] (Passed; 58.6%)
2024: Mayor-elect, City of Sacramento (Pending)
- CLOSE CONTEST: McCarty lost the 2010 Primary to Roger Dickinson by 202 votes (0.5%).
- CLOSE CONTEST: In the 2024 contest for Mayor of Sacramento, Richard Pan initially led on election night, followed by Steve Hansen (1.0% behind) and McCarty (1.4% behind). One week later, Flo Cofer had taken the top spot with McCarty in third place behind Pan by a little less than 160 votes (0.23%). The update on March 15th placed McCarty in the top two (0.17% votes ahead of Pan and 0.57% votes ahead of Steve Hansen).
- LEGISLATION: Principal author (with Assemblymembers Ash Kalra, Alex T. Lee, and Isaac Bryan) of AB 1577 (2022) which would have allowed legislative staff to form a union and engage in collective bargaining. (Died in Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee)
- LEGISLATION: Author of AB 656 (2023) which would allow the California State University to award doctorate degrees. PENDING
Source: California Assembly Handbook (2015)