Pat Kearney
CA · Lawndale City Council Member
Pat Kearney is a Lawndale City Council member.
Where Pat Kearney stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records), Housing Affordability (3 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Made the motion for a $100,000 shop-local rebate using federal pandemic relief money, limited to residents' home-improvement purchases. It passed 5-0.
September 16, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Made the motion creating an e-bike safety course requirement for students, a citywide e-bike safety campaign, and an e-bike enforcement ordinance. It passed 5-0.
August 3, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Made the motion approving the city's illegal fireworks suppression plan. It passed 5-0.
April 6, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Voted for an ordinance raising penalties for street vending without a city business license or permit. It passed 3-2.
April 3, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com
Voted to raise fines for illegal fireworks to $2,500 for a first offense and $5,000 for repeat offenses. It passed 5-0.
December 19, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Voted for city rules letting owners split residential lots and build up to two homes on each, under state law SB 9. It passed 4-0, with one abstention.
May 1, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
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Voted to change six Prairie Avenue and 149th Street lots from commercial to apartment use, including a planned 10-unit apartment building. It passed 5-0.
April 4, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
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Made the motion for an emergency ordinance banning home and business evictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic (Urgency Ordinance 1170-20). It passed 5-0.
April 6, 2020Supports Housing Affordability
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Track record — General
General · 17 records
Seconded moving $259,202 from a shop-local program and a street project to the planned Youth and Teen Development Center. It passed 5-0.
August 17, 2026
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Was named with Mayor Pullen-Miles to a council subcommittee to negotiate the employment contract of Lawndale's next city manager.
July 20, 2026
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Made the motion adopting a city policy, under state law SB 707, to offer reasonable accommodations so people can take part in public meetings. It passed 5-0.
May 4, 2026
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Was named by a 5-0 council vote as Lawndale's alternate member on the South Bay Regional Housing Trust, which helps fund affordable housing.
April 6, 2026
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Made the motion adopting Republic Services' higher 2026 trash collection rates after 171 protest ballots were filed, short of the 5,258 needed. It passed 5-0.
March 2, 2026
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Made the motion to keep contracting with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for policing, after saying a city police force would be costly. It passed 4-1.
November 17, 2025
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Voted against joining a PACE program that lends homeowners money for energy upgrades, citing misconduct cases involving seniors. It passed 4-1.
October 6, 2025
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Voted against spending $10,000 on a citywide mailer about Metro's light rail environmental report. He said the money could be better used to challenge the report. It passed 4-1.
September 15, 2025
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Made the motion adopting a new policy that sets rules for how the mayor and council members use their discretionary funds. It passed 5-0.
September 15, 2025
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Spoke for postponing Lawndale's Hispanic Heritage Festival because of immigration enforcement activity, then seconded planning it for 2026. It passed 3-1.
August 18, 2025
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Spoke against raising each council member's discretionary spending fund from $2,500 to $3,500. The council kept the fund at $2,500.
August 18, 2025
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Was appointed by a 5-0 council vote to serve as Lawndale's mayor pro tem for 2025.
December 16, 2024
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Made the motion to seek bids from legislative lobbyists to represent Lawndale. It passed 4-1.
September 16, 2024
Source: s3.us-west-004.backblazeb2.com
Voted to raise City Council pay starting after the November 2024 election. It passed 4-1.
November 6, 2023
Source: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com
Voted to ban new car washes along the Hawthorne Boulevard business corridor. It passed 5-0.
March 6, 2023
Source: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com
Seconded the motion adopting new development impact fees charged on new building projects in Lawndale. It passed 4-0.
September 7, 2021
Source: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com
Was named with Councilmember Reid to a new City Council budget subcommittee to review Lawndale's revenue and spending forecasts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 6, 2020
Source: cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com
Past race Pat Kearney ran in:
- Member of the City Council · November 3, 2026 · Lawndale city, California · incumbent