Kevin Faulconer
| Kevin Faulconer | |
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| 36th Mayor of San Diego | |
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Assumed office March 3, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Todd Gloria (Acting) |
| Member of San Diego City Council from the 2nd district |
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In office January 2006 – March 3, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Zucchet |
| Succeeded by | Ed Harris |
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Kevin Lee Faulconer January 24, 1967 Oxnard, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Stuart |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | San Diego State University |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
| Website | Government website |
Kevin Lee Faulconer (born January 24, 1967) is the mayor of San Diego, California. He was elected in a special election in February 2014 after the resignation of Bob Filner and served the balance of his predecessor's term, through the end of 2016. He was sworn in as mayor on March 3, 2014. On June 7, 2016, he won re-election to a second term.
Prior to his election as mayor, Faulconer served as a San Diego City Council member representing City Council District 2. He served on the council from January 2006 to March 2014, including two years as the council president pro tem, the number two leadership position on the council. He is a Republican, although local government positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law.
Faulconer was born and raised in Oxnard, California, where he learned to speak Spanish in grade school. Graduating from San Diego State University in 1990, he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, and served one year as Student Body President of Associated Students. He and his wife Katherine, a small business owner, live in Point Loma with their two children. Before running for office he was an executive with the public relations firm NCG Porter Novelli and volunteered on the Mission Bay Park Committee.
Faulconer ran in the 2002 city council election for district 2 but lost to Michael Zucchet in a close-fought election. After Zucchet resigned in 2005, a special election was held that November. There were 17 candidates and none got a majority, so a runoff was held on January 10, 2006, between the two top vote-getters, Faulconer and Lorena Gonzalez. Faulconer won the runoff with 51.5% of the vote. He was elected to a full term in June 2006 and re-elected in June 2010; in both cases he won an outright majority in the primary and so did not have to run in the November general election. He was ineligible to run for re-election in 2014 per city term limits.
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