Kevin Biggers

Kevin Biggers was born in 1962 in the city of Los Angeles. His mother raised him along with his six brothers and one sister. Kevin attended catholic school for twelve years and graduated from Serra High School in Gardena, California. After graduation, Kevin attended Mount San Antonio Community College and then transferred to the University of Nebraska on a full tuition scholarship. While at Nebraska, Kevin participated in two Orange Bowls and one Sugar Bowl, but his main feat at the University was graduating with a degree in Speech Communications.

After college, Kevin signed four professional football contracts: two with Canadian Football League teams and two with National Football League teams from 1985 through 1989. After being released by the San Diego Chargers in 1989, Kevin knew that professional football was not his destiny. He then attended real state school and became a real estate agent in the High Desert. Four years later Kevin became a real estate broker and started his own company, Biggers and Associates.

Besides being a businessman, Kevin has always loved politics. At the age of 12, Kevin knocked on doors for Tom Bradley, LA’s long time Mayor. Bitten by the political bug, Kevin has worked on campaigns ever since. At the age of 32, Kevin ran for congress in the 40th congressional district garnering 24% of the vote. Two years later, in 1996, Kevin ran for the Hesperia City Council and upset the Mayor by 102 votes. With nearly 5700 votes cast in his favor, Kevin became the first African American to serve on the city council. Also Kevin, served as a Director with the Mojave Desert Resource Conservation District for six years, and served on a national Water Committee with the National Resource Conservation Service and the United States Department of Agriculture.

In 1998, Kevin joined the Californians for Gray Davis Campaign, and was the statewide Field Director and Volunteer Coordinator. After the election, Governor Davis appointed Kevin as the Director of the Inland Empire Office of the Governor.

Kevin is married to Katherine Adkins. The couple has two children, Zoe, 5 and
John-John, 3.