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Your guide to Sacramento's 7th District City Council primary race
Two political newcomers hope to topple longtime Sacramento Councilmember Rick Jennings in the 7th District City Council primary.
Jennings eked out his City Hall victory in 2014 over Sacramento’s former fire chief with just 54 votes, in part by aligning himself with then-Mayor Kevin Johnson. The former football player and nonprofit executive ran unopposed in 2022.
This year urban planner Scott Lau and attorney Mark Velasquez seek to unseat the incumbent.
The district stretches along the western part of the city. The winner will represent these neighborhoods on the dais: Pocket, Greenhaven, Land Park, Upper Land Park, South Land Park, Curtis Park and Z’burg Park.
https://amp.sacbee.com/news/local/article315348771.html