Kevin McCarty

Kevin McCarty, born in 1972, is a Sacramento city councilman who represents the 6th district which includes part of the eastern and southeastern parts of the city. Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, McCarty served as policy director to former California Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante. McCarty was first elected to the City Council in 2004 after Dave Jones stepped down in order to run for the State Assembly. He is a resident of the Elmhurst neighborhood.

Background

McCarty was born and raised in the Sacramento area. He graduated with a degree in political science from CSU Long Beach and is currently working on a masters degree in public policy from Sacramento State. He worked for former Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante and also served as a consultant to the Assembly Budget Committee. While on the city council, McCarty now supplements that with serving as the legislative advocate for Preschool California.

Work on City Council

Representing many of Sacramento's older neighborhoods, McCarty has been a big advocate for safe housing and for inspections of Sacramento's numerous rental housing units. He is also known as a big advocate of gun control. He also works with creating after school programs for District 6 schools.

The 6th District

The 6th district includes the suburban College Greens and Glenbrook neighborhoods which are located in the eastern part of Sacramento. He also represents the Tahoe Park area and the surrounding neighborhoods that make up southeast Sacramento.

2004 Election

In the 2004 election, McCarty faced John Boyd, the director of Shriners Hospital for Children. McCarty defeated him by a 61% to 39% margin.

2008 Election

McCarty did not face any opposition in his 2008 reelection bid. He did gain notority as the lone city councilman who declined to take sides in the mayoral primary between Heather Fargo and Kevin Johnson.

External Links

[http://www.cityofsacramento.org/council/index.cfm?frpath=departments/home.cfm?MenuID=5011 Councilman McCarty's Biography]