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Kevin Robinson

AZ · Phoenix City Council Member, District 6

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A retired Phoenix police executive with more than 36 years in law enforcement who also lectures in criminology at Arizona State University. He has served on the Arizona Judicial Council and the state peace officer standards board, and focuses on public safety and neighborhood services.

Where Kevin Robinson stands, based on their records

Supports

Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (9 records), Housing Affordability (1 record),

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (3 records)

Campaign Finance Information — Phoenix City Council, District 6

Campaign Finance Information · Phoenix City Council, District 6 · November 3, 2026

Data last updated August 13, 2026

Raised
$388,879
Spent
$104,452
Cash on hand
$300,061

Totals come from the committee's reports filed in the city's e-filing system. Top donor occupations and employers cover itemized individual contributions: in-state donors giving more than $100 in the election cycle and all out-of-state donors.

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • Attorney$79,322
  • Retired$38,332
  • Partner$32,768
  • CEO$29,828
  • Consultant$17,263

Source: City of Phoenix City Clerk Department · 2026 cycle · apps-secure.phoenix.gov

Track record

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 1 support

  • Moved to approve a Phoenix Fire Department staffing restructuring. The plan used 14 frozen sworn positions and added four civilian administrative jobs. Fire staff said the department could absorb the cost. The subcommittee approved it 4-0.

    February 7, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose

  • Co-signed a memo with the mayor and another councilmember setting extra police and homelessness steps after the U.S. Justice Department report on Phoenix police. The council adopted the memo and the linked staff items 9-0, including 14 permanent homeless services jobs and four new police positions. He also moved approval of the staff recommendation.

    September 24, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Moved to fund neighborhood crime-watch grants and recommend them to the full council. The plan fully funded 151 applications, partly funded six more, and raised the program's yearly funding. The subcommittee approved it 4-0.

    May 1, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Voted yes on a city law setting prevailing wages on large Phoenix construction jobs (Ordinance G-7217). The rule covers city projects costing $4 million or more. Staff estimated about $17 million a year in added capital costs. The council passed it 6-3.

    January 9, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 9 support

  • Voted yes to apply for an Arizona Department of Public Safety border support grant (Ordinance S-52233). The authorization was retroactive. The council approved it 8-1.

    August 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Voted yes to award the city's photo enforcement camera contract (Ordinance S-51964). The item had been held over from two earlier meetings. The council approved it 7-1.

    July 2, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Voted yes to fund school resource officers through agreements with several school districts (Ordinance S-51999). The council approved it 7-1.

    June 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Voted yes on a city law setting a minimum age to ride electric scooters and electric bicycles (Ordinance G-7334). The council adopted it 8-1.

    December 18, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Co-signed a memo with the mayor and another councilmember setting extra police and homelessness steps after the U.S. Justice Department report on Phoenix police. The council adopted the memo and the linked staff items 9-0, including 14 permanent homeless services jobs and four new police positions. He also moved approval of the staff recommendation.

    September 24, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Voted yes on the reworked police oversight law after a colleague forced a second vote. The new version dropped the membership limits adopted two weeks earlier. The council passed it 6-1.

    May 15, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Made the motion that rewrote the city's police oversight law and created a Civilian Review Board (Ordinance G-7258). His motion kept an amendment barring current and former sworn officers, and people with claims against Phoenix police, from serving as voting members. The council passed it 6-3.

    May 1, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Moved to fund neighborhood crime-watch grants and recommend them to the full council. The plan fully funded 151 applications, partly funded six more, and raised the program's yearly funding. The subcommittee approved it 4-0.

    May 1, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Moved to send updated city fire code amendments to the full council for adoption. The changes added battery energy storage safety standards and simplified fire permits. The subcommittee approved it 3-0.

    January 3, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support

  • Voted yes on a zoning change letting property owners build small second homes on their lots, known as accessory dwelling units. The council adopted it 8-1.

    November 20, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support

  • Co-signed a memo with the mayor and another councilmember setting extra police and homelessness steps after the U.S. Justice Department report on Phoenix police. The council adopted the memo and the linked staff items 9-0, including 14 permanent homeless services jobs and four new police positions. He also moved approval of the staff recommendation.

    September 24, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support

  • Moved to approve a five-year plan for high-visibility crosswalk markings and stop bars on Phoenix streets. Staff had offered four options and the subcommittee took the third. The vote was 4-0.

    November 19, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

Track record — General

General · 6 records

  • Chaired the council's public safety subcommittee and ran its review of the city's police oversight office. The office reported it was fully staffed, had reviewed 159 police internal investigations and had published 37 reports.

    January 7, 2026

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Voted yes to adopt the city's final 2025-26 operating budget (Ordinance S-52048). The council approved it 8-1.

    June 18, 2025

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Declared a conflict of interest and sat out the vote on the police and fire pension funding policy. He retired from the Phoenix Police Department, which that plan covers. On the separate city employees' pension policy he moved approval, and it passed 8-0.

    June 12, 2024

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Voted yes on the reworked police oversight law after a colleague forced a second vote. The new version dropped the membership limits adopted two weeks earlier. The council passed it 6-1.

    May 15, 2024

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Made the motion that rewrote the city's police oversight law and created a Civilian Review Board (Ordinance G-7258). His motion kept an amendment barring current and former sworn officers, and people with claims against Phoenix police, from serving as voting members. The council passed it 6-3.

    May 1, 2024

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

  • Chaired the council's economic development and housing subcommittee. He led questioning of staff on city outreach to people living outside the downtown Human Services Campus and on how regional homelessness data reaches Phoenix.

    September 13, 2023

    Source: phoenix.gov · researched August 12, 2026

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Profile last researched August 12, 2026.