Fremont City Council District 3 · Nov 3, 2026
Kathy Kimberlin
Candidate for City Council District 3 (incumbent)
Kathy Kimberlin, the incumbent, is running for Fremont City Council District 3 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Vipin Sharma.
Vote-by-mail ballots start mailing; early voting begins · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayAppointed to the District 3 council seat in 2024; Fremont field director for an Alameda County supervisor and president of the Fremont Education Foundation.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- County Field Director
- Endorsed by
- Alameda County Democratic Party Central Committee, Alameda Labor Council AFL-CIO, Rep. Ro Khanna, Attorney General Rob Bonta, Assemblymember Alex Lee, Mayor Raj Salwan, Bay Area Association of REALTORS, and others listed on her site. Kathy Kimberlin campaign
- Campaign website
- www.kathykimberlin.com
Where Kathy Kimberlin stands: positions on the record
Homelessness3 sourced positions
Voted yes to adopt the ordinance banning camping on public property (Chapter 8.90) (passed 6-1, Feb 2025).
Council voteFremont City Council minutes (draft), Feb 11, 2025 · Feb 11, 2025
Brought a referral to remove "aiding, abetting" language from the camping ordinance; the council directed staff to return with that amendment (passed 6-1, Mar 2025).
Council voteFremont City Council minutes (draft), Mar 4, 2025 · Mar 4, 2025
Wrote that the city should do more to prevent homelessness and add shelter beds, transitional housing and permanent housing.
“We must improve proactive measures to prevent people from becoming unhoused, increase shelter beds, transitional housing, and permanent housing.”
Own statementBallotpedia
Charter city2 sourced positions
Voted no on creating a 7-member Charter Advisory Committee and a charter work plan (passed 5-2, Mar 2026).
Council voteFremont City Council minutes (draft), Feb 10 to Mar 17, 2026 · Mar 17, 2026
Voted yes to defer the proposed city charter to a future election and continue community dialogue (passed 7-0, Jul 2026).
Council voteFremont City Council special meeting minutes (draft), Jul 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026
City budget1 sourced position
Voted yes to defer a city sales tax (transactions and use tax) measure to a future election and continue financial evaluation (passed 7-0, Jul 2026).
Council voteFremont City Council minutes (draft), Jul 21, 2026 · Jul 21, 2026
Housing1 sourced position
Answer at the Sep 14, 2026 SFBU candidate forum, from the video's auto-generated transcript; not a direct quote
Said different neighborhoods call for different housing, supporting denser housing near transit while preserving older single-family neighborhoods.
What Kathy Kimberlin said vs. how Kathy Kimberlin voted
Homelessness
In their words
Wrote that the city should do more to prevent homelessness and add shelter beds, transitional housing and permanent housing.
On the record
Brought a referral to remove "aiding, abetting" language from the camping ordinance; the council directed staff to return with that amendment (passed 6-1, Mar 2025).
Mar 4, 2025 ·Fremont City Council minutes (draft), Mar 4, 2025 · Mar 4, 2025
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