Kim Carr
Kim Carr is an at-large member of the Huntington Beach City Council in California. She assumed office in 2018. Her term ended in 2022.
Carr (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 36. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Carr completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: California State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Senate District 36
Janet Nguyen defeated Kim Carr in the general election for California State Senate District 36 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Janet Nguyen (R) | 56.9 | 196,488 | |
| Kim Carr (D) | 43.1 | 149,114 | ||
| Total votes: 345,602 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 36
Janet Nguyen and Kim Carr advanced from the primary for California State Senate District 36 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Janet Nguyen (R) | 56.7 | 125,053 | |
| ✔ | Kim Carr (D) | 43.3 | 95,655 | |
| Total votes: 220,708 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign finance
Endorsements
To view Carr's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
2018
General election
General election for Huntington Beach City Council At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Huntington Beach City Council At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Posey (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 34,047 |
| ✔ | | Barbara Delgleize (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 28,691 |
| ✔ | Kim Carr (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 28,030 | |
| ✔ | | Erik Peterson (Nonpartisan) | 10.1 | 26,129 |
| Ron Sterud (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 20,689 | |
| Billy O'Connell (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 20,217 | |
| Shayna Lathus (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 18,780 | |
| Dan Kalmick (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 15,404 | ||
| Brian Burley (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 13,765 | ||
| Kevin Fockler (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 12,611 | |
| Michael Simons (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 10,284 | ||
| Darren Ellis (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 9,639 | |
| Amory Hanson (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 7,258 | |
| Don Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 7,241 | |
| Charles Ray (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 7,014 | |
| Total votes: 259,799 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kim Carr completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Carr's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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KIM CARR is a third-generation Southern Californian whose roots date back more than 160 years. Kim has been active in local government for over a decade. She was elected to the Huntington Beach City Council in 2018 and served as Mayor in 2021. She received high praise for her proactive and effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic and innovative solutions to aid small businesses. She was a critical part of the response team that protected the wetlands and wildlife when an oil spill occurred off the coast of Huntington Beach.
Professionally, Kim is an award-winning executive with over 25 years of experience in media sales. She most recently held the position of National Sales Manager for a television station in San Diego, developing marketing and advertising campaigns for a variety of clients. Kim’s commitment to integrity and hard work earned her the respect of small- and mid-sized business owners as well as Fortune 500 executives. She believes in building and maintaining long-term relationships, delivering on promises, and producing results.
- Homelessness - As Mayor of Huntington Beach, I worked hand-and-hand with law enforcement, first responders, local businesses, nonprofits and healthcare providers to craft innovative solutions to combat homelessness. Our groundbreaking program, Project Hope, has proven to be an effective, cost-efficient and compassionate solution that is now being replicated by other Orange County cities.
- Housing - We need to be more creative and provide thoughtful incentives in order to increase the number of affordable housing units in California. Simply creating new zoning laws in Sacramento will not spur new development, it will only create more frustration among residents and local leaders. As a city council member and Mayor, I have seen programs that work and those that don’t. As a State Senator, I will propose legislation that will create new affordable housing, clean up our environment and boost our economy with good-paying jobs.
- Environment - The devastating oil spill that occurred off the coast of Huntington Beach in October 2021 spoiled our pristine coastline and wreaked havoc on our fragile local economy. Hotels, restaurants, local retailers, fishermen and charter boats were all negatively impacted for weeks by the spill due to beach and fishery closures. As Mayor, I worked with multiple agencies to expedite the opening of HB’s city beach and harbor and made sure nonprofits affiliated with our wetlands had the tools necessary to begin restoration.
Homelessness
Mental Health
Access to Medical Care
Education
Housing
The Cost of Living
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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