Kevin Faulconer
Encyclopedia
Kevin Faulconer is an American
elected official in San Diego, California
. He serves as a San Diego City Council
member representing City Council District 2. He has served on the council since January 2006 and is currently the council president pro tem, the number two leadership position on the council. 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.
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. Before running for office he was an executive with the public relations
firm NCG Porter Novell and volunteered on the Mission Bay Park Committee.
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. 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 Committee and is a member of the Land Use and Housing Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee.
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.
United States
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elected official in San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He serves as a San Diego City Council
San Diego City Council
The San Diego City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of San Diego, California. The city councilmember seats are all officially non-partisan by state law. There are currently 8 members of the city council, which will be expanded to 9 members in 2012 under the terms of a...
member representing City Council District 2. He has served on the council since January 2006 and is currently the council president pro tem, the number two leadership position on the council. He is a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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.
Life and career
Faulconer was born in Oxnard, CaliforniaOxnard, California
Oxnard is the 113th largest city in the United States, 19th largest city in California and largest city in Ventura County, California, by way of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the...
and graduated from San Diego State University
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
in 1990. 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
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
firm NCG Porter Novell and volunteered on the Mission Bay Park Committee.
San Diego City Council
Faulconer ran for city council in 2002 but lost to Michael ZucchetMichael Zucchet
Michael J. Zucchet is a San Diego-born American Democratic politician, a former member of the San Diego City Council, and a former Deputy Mayor of San Diego...
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. 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 Committee and is a member of the Land Use and Housing Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee.
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.