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Katie Valenzuela
Katie Valenzuela was a member of the Sacramento City Council in California, representing District 4. She assumed office on December 15, 2020. She left office on December 10, 2024.
Valenzuela ran for re-election to the Sacramento City Council to represent District 4 in California. She lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Katie Valenzuela’s career experience includes working as the Policy & Political Director for the California Environmental Justice Alliance. Previously, she worked on the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies and at a civil rights law firm. She helped form the Sacramento Urban Agriculture Coalition and has partnered with neighborhood groups to engage in local planning decisions. She has served on the incorporating board for the Sacramento Community Land Trust.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Sacramento, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Sacramento City Council District 4
Phil Pluckebaum won election outright against incumbent Katie Valenzuela and J. Marilynn Mackey Meyer in the primary for Sacramento City Council District 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Phil Pluckebaum (Nonpartisan)  | 50.6 | 9,366 |
 | Katie Valenzuela (Nonpartisan) | 46.2 | 8,542 | |
| J. Marilynn Mackey Meyer (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 593 | ||
| Total votes: 18,501 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Valenzuela in this election.
2020
See also: City elections in Sacramento, California (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Sacramento City Council District 4
Katie Valenzuela won election outright against incumbent Steve Hansen in the primary for Sacramento City Council District 4 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Katie Valenzuela (Nonpartisan) | 53.3 | 11,570 |
 | Steve Hansen (Nonpartisan) | 46.7 | 10,130 | |
| Total votes: 21,700 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Katie Valenzuela did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Katie Valenzuela did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Sacramento City Council District 4 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Steve Hansen |
Sacramento City Council District 4 2020-2024 |
Succeeded by Phil Pluckebaum |
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