Kevin McCarty
| Kevin McCarty | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 7th district |
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Assumed office December 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Roger Dickinson |
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| Born |
January 6, 1972 Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Sacramento, California |
| Alma mater |
California State University, Long Beach (BA) California State University, Sacramento (MA) |
Kevin McCarty (born 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.
McCarty is a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2014, he was an Sacramento City Councilmember representing the 6th district, which includes part of the eastern and southeastern parts of the city.
McCarty was born and raised in the Sacramento area. He graduated with a degree in political science from CSU Long Beach and is working on 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 former Assemblymember Denise Moreno Ducheny. He is a resident of the Elmhurst neighborhood. While on the City Council, McCarty worked as a legislative advocate for Preschool California.
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. 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.
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