Manpreet Kaur
Candidate for City Council Member, Bakersfield, District 7 · Vice Mayor
Born and raised in Bakersfield, Manpreet Kaur is a part-time lecturer in the Political Science Department at CSU Bakersfield. She was elected to the Bakersfield City Council representing Ward 7 in November 2022 and serves as vice mayor; she is the first Sikh Punjabi woman elected to the council.
Priorities as reported by KGET in coverage of a separate state Senate campaign; the article paraphrases rather than quotes her.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Supports expanding affordable housing and building more homes.
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Wants to create well-paid jobs for oil and field workers.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Wants to reduce grocery costs for families.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Wants to make City Hall more accountable.
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