1. Chris Cate is an American elected official in San Diego, California.
17 Facts About Chris Cate
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Chris Cate served as a member of the San Diego City Council representing City Council District 6 from 2014 to 2022.
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Chris Cate is a Republican; although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law.
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Chris Cate's mother worked for the United States Postal Service.
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Chris Cate's parents divorced when he was a child; Cate described both parents as "very apolitical".
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Chris Cate attended La Costa Canyon High School, graduating in 2000, then went to community college at MiraCosta and Palomar colleges.
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Chris Cate ran against three other opponents during the primary; and ran against Carol Kim during the general election.
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Chris Cate was first elected to office in the 2014 election, the first election to use the new boundaries for this district following 2010 redistricting.
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When Chris Cate took office, he was the first Asian American elected to the city council in several decades.
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In 2015, at the age of 32, Chris Cate was the youngest serving city councilmember in San Diego.
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Chris Cate was only the second Asian American to be elected to the San Diego City Council, the first being Tom Hom.
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In 2016, Chris Cate received national attention as the Chargers attacked him for his opposition to Measure C, a ballot initiative to provide public funding for a new stadium for the team.
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The measure failed to achieve the two-thirds needed to pass, receiving less than a majority of the vote; Chris Cate said of the vote "San Diego voters know a bad deal when they see it,".
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In February 2017, Chris Cate supported tax reform for Internet taxes, in an effort to ensure the city was receiving a proportionate share of the state's internet tax revenue; Chris Cate argues that with increase commerce online, the city is losing out funding for city services.
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In June 2017, Chris Cate leaked a confidential 16-page memo regarding legal questions related to the SoccerCity initiative to the initiative's funders, FS Investors.
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In October 2017, facing questions from a related lawsuit, Chris Cate admitted he was the one to leak the memo, and that he would not resign.
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In 2018, Chris Cate was informed that he would not face criminal charges.