Kristina Duggan
2022 - Present
2026
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Kristina Duggan is a member of the Long Beach City Council in California, representing District 3. She assumed office on December 20, 2022. Her current term ends on December 15, 2026.
Duggan ran for election to the Long Beach City Council to represent District 3 in California. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Duggan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Long Beach, California (2022)
General election
General election for Long Beach City Council District 3
Kristina Duggan defeated Kailee Caruso in the general election for Long Beach City Council District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kristina Duggan (Nonpartisan)  | 55.7 | 10,798 |
 | Kailee Caruso (Nonpartisan) | 44.3 | 8,596 | |
| Total votes: 19,394 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Long Beach City Council District 3
The following candidates ran in the primary for Long Beach City Council District 3 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristina Duggan (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 3,051 |
| ✔ | | Kailee Caruso (Nonpartisan) | 20.4 | 2,773 |
| Nima J. Novin (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 2,686 | ||
| Greg Magnuson (Nonpartisan) | 16.5 | 2,249 | ||
| Mark Guillen (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 1,665 | ||
| Deborah Castro (Nonpartisan) | 8.8 | 1,196 | ||
| Total votes: 13,620 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kristina Duggan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Duggan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Through my work as a City Council Staff Assistant, I developed a strong working knowledge of City Hall assisting residents with city services and cutting through bureaucracy. I can hit the ground running with effective representation and strong constituent services.
I have 30 years of experience running local small businesses and a B.A. Degree in Psychology from University of California, Riverside. I co-own and operate Dr. Duggan & Associates, a successful local psychological health center in Belmont Heights that provides services to various local families, children, and businesses.
Active in our community, I have served as President of the Lagoon Playgroup Cooperative Pre-School in Belmont Heights; Volunteer Coordinator for the Lowell Elementary School PTA; Board Member for the Long Beach Rowing Association; Treasurer of the Wilson Girls Aquatics Foundation; and have assisted the Friends of Belmont Shore with various activities.
- Without safety, our Quality of Life is diminished. With significant increases in violent crime and property crime, we need more resources and policies that hold criminals accountable. My priorities include increasing the number of police officers on the force. With 100 current, budgeted positions to be filled, we need to incentivize recruits for a larger field of applicants to join the Long Beach Police Department. We cannot attract businesses or maintain property values without making safety a core value. I will work with the LBPD to address the needs of our district.
- With the significant increase in homelessness over the past few years, we need to come up with both short term and long-term solutions for this tragic crisis. • We need an increased number of REACH teams assigned to specific areas in the city for consistent outreach to those who are homeless to build trust and a relationship that can help bridge the gaps that often prevent the unhoused from accepting either temporary or long term housing. • Assessment with a treatment plan is essential for those struggling with mental illness or substance abuse. A long-term plan is needed for the extended wellbeing of those moving off the street and into care. We need to continue to fill the housing gap with a plan for treatment and so
- I am best qualified to bring people together with solutions that make sense by convening stakeholders, redirecting existing funds to where they will matter most, and implementing a plan of action. I will take a balanced approach to these issues with specific actions and measurable results. I will work to re-establish priorities in our city focusing on critical issues such as crime and homelessness. We must redline the expenditures that are outdated, and that the city continues to sink money into. I will take into account the needs of the City and the 3rd District and go to constituents to ask what their priorities are. Measured and balanced decisions need to be made based on the voice of the people. I am running for office to serve
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Long Beach City Council District 3 |
Officeholder Long Beach City Council District 3 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Susan Price |
Long Beach City Council District 3 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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