Kevin MullinIncumbent
Candidate for U.S. Representative, Congressional District 15
Kevin Mullin is a Democrat in the U.S. House. He is the incumbent for California's 15th Congressional District. The district covers San Mateo County and southeast San Francisco. He has held the seat since January 2023. He served in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2022. He held its 22nd district seat. He rose to Speaker pro Tempore there. He authored more than 60 bills that were signed into law. Those include California's DISCLOSE Act. That law covers campaign-finance disclosure. They also include laws that expanded vote-by-mail elections. Before the Assembly, Mullin served on the South San Francisco City Council. He served there from 2007 to 2011. That included one year as mayor. He also sat on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. His seat there was for San Mateo County. He graduated from Junipero Serra High School. His bachelor's degree is in communications. It came from the University of San Francisco. He also earned a master's in public administration. That one came from San Francisco State University. He completed an executive leadership program at Harvard's Kennedy School. Before elected office, he founded KM2 Communications. The firm is based in South San Francisco. It makes video and multimedia productions. He also worked as district director for Jackie Speier. She was then a state senator. In Congress, he serves on the House Energy & Commerce Committee. He sits on its Energy Subcommittee. He also sits on its Commerce, Manufacturing & Trade Subcommittee. He co-chairs the Congressional Taskforce on Strengthening Democracy. He is running for another term in the 2026 general election. Born June 15, 1970. Home: South San Francisco / San Mateo County, California. Occupation: U.S. Representative for California's 15th Congressional District (incumbent). Prior office: incumbent since January 2023. He served before in the California State Assembly, District 22 (2012-2022). He was also on the South San Francisco City Council (2007-2011). He served as mayor there for one year.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports policies to protect and grow the region's innovation economy and a tax/regulatory framework favorable to biotech and tech industry growth.
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Lists 'Fiscal Responsibility & Fair Tax Policy' and addressing the high cost of living as priorities, favoring progressive taxation and deficit reduction.
Source → - Health & Health Care
Supports Medicare for All and a universal health care system, opposes cuts to Medicaid, and supports lowering prescription drug costs.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Describes himself as '100% Pro-Choice' and supports codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections into federal law.
Source → - Education & Schools
Supports adequate funding for public education and workforce development.
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Prioritizes climate action, describes himself as an architect of California climate legislation, and supports Green New Deal-style federal climate policy and clean-energy/rail electrification initiatives.
Source → - Foreign Policy & Defense
Supports restoring benefits for Filipino WWII veterans; broader defense and foreign-relations positions beyond this were not found.
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Prioritizes campaign-finance reform and voting-rights expansion, having authored California's DISCLOSE Act and supporting federal voting-rights and democracy-reform legislation.
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