Mike Gipson
Candidate for Board of Equalization Member, District 3
Mike Gipson sits in the state Assembly. He first won election in 2014, to the 64th District. After lines were redrawn, he has held the 65th District, since 2022. His current term ends in December 2026. He earlier served on the Carson City Council. Before office, Gipson worked as a police officer. He also led a nonprofit, and worked as a community organizer. He belongs to a group of Black lawmakers, the California Legislative Black Caucus. In the Assembly, he chairs the tax-writing panel: Revenue and Taxation. He also sits on two other panels: Governmental Organization, and Insurance. Gipson is a candidate for a seat on the state tax board, Board of Equalization District 3. He now faces fellow Democrat Samuel Sukaton in November. As of this writing, Gipson had not filled out Ballotpedia's 2026 candidate survey. So few of his own words on specific issues are on public record, beyond his committee work. Home: Carson, California. Job: State Assemblymember. He chairs the Assembly's Revenue and Taxation Committee. Prior office: Assembly member, District 65, and before that District 64, since December 2014. He has not served on the Board of Equalization before now.
On the issues
- Taxes & Cost of Living
Supports increasing audits and oversight to close tax loopholes so large corporations and wealthy individuals pay their fair share.
“increase audits and oversight to identify and close tax loopholes used by insurance companies, utilities, big businesses and the super-rich”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Supports reducing the tax burden on working families, seniors on fixed incomes, and small businesses.
“reduce the tax burden on working families, seniors on fixed incomes and small businesses”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Points to his record of supporting higher wages and benefits for workers and holding corporations accountable for wage theft and unsafe conditions.
“corporations accountable for wage theft and unsafe working conditions”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Supports increasing transparency and accountability at the Board of Equalization while protecting taxpayers from corporations not paying their fair share.
“ensure big corporations pay their fair share, protect taxpayers, and increase transparency at the BOE”
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