Kevin Faulconer
| Kevin Faulconer | |
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| Member of San Diego City Council representing the Second District | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Zucchet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 24, 1967 Oxnard, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Point Loma, San Diego |
| Alma mater | San Diego State University |
| Profession | Politician |
| Website | City Council District 2 website |
Kevin Faulconer (born January 24, 1967) is an American elected official in San Diego, California. He serves as a San Diego City Councilmember representing City Council District 2. He has served on the council since January 2006 [1] including two years as the council president pro tem, the number two leadership position on the council.[2] He is a Republican, although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law.
District 2 includes the neighborhoods of Downtown San Diego, Bankers Hill, Little Italy, Midway/North Bay, Mission Beach, Mission Hills, Ocean Beach, Old Town, Pacific Beach, and Point Loma.[3]
Life and career
Faulconer was born in Oxnard, California[4] and graduated from San Diego State University in 1990. He and his wife Katherine, a small business owner, live in Point Loma with their two children.[5] Before running for office he was an executive with the public relations firm NCG Porter Novell and volunteered on the Mission Bay Park Committee.[4]
San Diego City Council
Faulconer ran in the 2002 city council election for district 2 but lost to Michael Zucchet in a close-fought election.[6] 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.[7] Faulconer won the runoff with 51.5% of the vote.[8] He was elected to a full term in June 2006 [9] and re-elected in June 2010; [10] in both cases he won an outright majority in the primary and so did not have to run in the November general election. His term will end in 2014 per city term limits.
Faulconer is chair of the council's Audit Committee, which is charged with clearing out an audit backlog and restoring the city's credit rating. He is vice chair of the Rules and Economic Development Committee and is a member of the Budget and Finance Committee.[11]
He campaigned against a proposed sales tax increase in 2010. He campaigned strongly for a ban on alcohol at city beaches, which was passed by voters in 2008. Other issues he has promoted include the North Embarcadero Visionary Plan and more housing services for the homeless.[5] He pushed for several years for an ordinance limiting the parking of oversize vehicles on the streets; the ordinance finally passed the city council in July 2013.[12]
2013 mayoral election
In September 2013 Faulconer entered the race to succeed mayor Bob Filner in the special election.[13] He was endorsed by the local Republican Party[14] and by former Mayor Jerry Sanders, now president of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce.[15] In the election held November 19, 2013 he received 43.58 percent of the vote and will advance to a runoff election against fellow city councilmember David Alvarez in February 2014.[16]
References
- ↑ Steele, Jeanette (January 14, 2006), "City Council newcomer outlines wide-ranging agenda", San Diego Union Tribune: B-4:7
- ↑ La Jolla Light, December 14, 2010
- ↑ http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd2/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 San Diego News Network, July 28, 2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 City Council biography page
- ↑ San Diego Union-Tribune, November 9, 2005
- ↑ 10 News, November 9, 2005
- ↑ San Diego County election results, January 2006
- ↑ Primary election results June 2006
- ↑ Primary election results June 2010
- ↑ "City Council Committee Meetings". City of San Diego. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ↑ De La Rosa, Christian (July 8, 2013). "City Council passes oversized vehicle restrictions". Fox 5 San Diego. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "Faulconer jumps into race for mayor: Aguirre expected to formally announce bid". ABC 10 News. September 4, 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ Weisberg, Lori (October 29, 2013). "Cal Atty Gen backs Fletcher for mayor". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ August, J. W. (October 30, 2010). "Kevin Faulconer campaign commercial uses face familiar to San Diegans". ABC 10 News. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ↑ "San Diego mayor race: Alvarez, Faulconer expected to meet in runoff". ABC 10 News. November 19, 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
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