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Jeff Harris (California)

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Jeff Harris
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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
Sacramento City Council District 3

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Davis

Personal
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Jeff Harris was a member of the Sacramento City Council in California, representing District 3. Harris assumed office on December 9, 2014. Harris left office on December 13, 2022.

Harris ran for re-election to the Sacramento City Council to represent District 3 in California. Harris won in the general election on June 5, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Sacramento, California (2018)

General election

General election for Sacramento City Council District 3

Incumbent Jeff Harris won election in the general election for Sacramento City Council District 3 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jeff Harris
Jeff Harris (Nonpartisan)
 
99.9
 
10,087
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
12

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,099
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2014

See also: Sacramento, California city council elections, 2014

The city of Sacramento, California held elections for city council on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. Cyril Shah and Jeff Harris advanced past Adam Sartain, Efren Guttierrez, Deane Dana, Rosalyn Van Buren and Ellen Cochrane in the primary election for District 3. Harris defeated Shah in the general election.[1][2][3]

Sacramento City Council, District 3 General Election, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Harris 55.3% 7,338
Cyril Shah 44.4% 5,893
Write-in 0.3% 41
Total Votes 13,272
Source: City of Sacramento - 2014 Election Results
Sacramento City Council, District 3 Primary Election, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Harris 26.2% 2,382
Green check mark transparent.pngCyril Shah 23.6% 2,152
Ellen Cochrane 22.3% 2,034
Deane Dana 9.5% 866
Rosalyn Van Buren 9.2% 837
Efren Guttierrez 5.8% 524
Adam Sartain 3.2% 293
Write-in 0.2% 20
Total Votes 8,271
Source: City of Sacramento - 2014 Election Results

Campaign themes

2014

On his campaign website, Harris highlighted the following issues:[4]
South Natomas

  • Excerpt: "I've heard repeatedly that neighbors in South Natomas are tired, and feel beat down by the conditions in their neighborhoods- that the City of Sacramento has neglected them. I will be an advocate to empower neighborhood leaders to improve their neighborhoods, and to find funding for these improvements. If elected, I will not allow South Natomas to be the "forgotten stepchild" of the city."

Arena

  • Excerpt: "The Arena is moving forward, and it is imperative to make this project as successful as possible. The CBA, or community benefits agreement, must be very strong to ensure that jobs created are living wage jobs that employ local people, that apprenticeship programs are employed, that affordable housing is not ignored. Contractual agreements must be signed for the ancillary development that is needed to assure the success of the redevelopment of the downtown area. Additionally, there is great potential here to stimulate projects on K street."

McKinley Village

  • Excerpt: "I would not have voted for the project as proposed at City Council. In fact, I testified at the Planning Commission and at City Council against the proposal and I suggested ways to address the traffic concerns shared by so many residents in East Sacramento. The vote could have been worse. The project was not accepted "as is." Now we need to keep pressure on the Council to follow through and get this Alhambra underpass built. If I am elected, I will fight relentlessly to get an Alhambra access constructed!"

Strong-Mayor proposal

  • Excerpt: "I do not support this charter change. I believe it would weaken the communication between council members and department heads, leading to less efficacy in dealing with neighborhood issues. There is no provision for a tie-breaker if the council votes 4 to 4 on any given item. It would give the mayor the power to fire the city manager at will. The mayor could also veto ordinances, and have line-item veto power over city budget items. It would require a super majority of council votes to override a mayoral veto. Additionally, the citizens would not have direct access to the Mayor via regular council meetings."

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Harris' endorsements included the following:[5]

  • The Sacramento Bee
  • Sacramento News and Review
  • Democratic Party of Sacramento County
  • Sierra Club, Mother Lode Chapter
  • Friends of the Sacramento River Parkway
  • Latino Democratic Club
  • Veterans Democratic Club
  • Green Democratic Club
  • Wellstone Progressive Democrats of Sacramento
  • Fem Dems of Sacramento
  • Mayor Heather Fargo
  • Mayor Anne Rudin
  • Mayor Burnett Miller
  • Senator Deborah Ortiz
  • Primary City Council Candidates:
  • Deane Dana Please click here for a personal endorsement message from Deane
  • Rosalyn Van Buren
  • Efren Gutierrez
  • Adam Sartain
  • Chris Little, former City Council Candidate
  • Howard Posner, SMUD Board Member
  • Dave Tomayo, SMUD Board Member-Elect
  • Derek Cressman, former candidate, Secretary of State
  • Todd Damiano, President, River Park Neighborhood Association*
  • Phil Pluckebaum, former President, River Park Neighborhood Association*
  • Annette Emery, President, Gardenland / Northgate Neighborhood Association*
  • Tami Dramer
  • Isaac Gonzalez, President, Tahoe Park Neighborhood Association*
  • Lee Ruth, River Park Garden Club*
  • Steve Swindel, Neighbors United For Smart Growth*
  • Kate Riley, former Mayor, Ukiah, CA

See also

External links

Candidate

Sacramento City Council District 3
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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ City of Sacramento, "Candidate's Information," accessed June 20, 2014
    2. ↑ Sacramento Bee, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 20, 2014
    3. ↑ Sacramento County, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
    4. ↑ Jeff Harris for City Council, "Issues," accessed October 3, 2014
    5. ↑ Jeff Harris for City Council, "Endorsements," accessed October 3, 2014

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