Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · California's 15th District

2 candidates on the ballot.1

How this race is decided: Under California's top-two system, only the two candidates who received the most votes in the June 2, 2026, primary, regardless of party preference, appear on this general-election ballot.1,2

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Kevin Mullin
Democratic · Incumbent
Currently represents California's 15th District in the U.S. House.
Charles Hoelter
Republican · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Kevin MullinCharles Hoelter
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,3Republican1,3
StatusIncumbent4Challenger
Raised$981,645 through October 14, 20265Not found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand$191,6015Not found in the public sources we checked

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Kevin Mullin — 8 issues
  • Birth control and IVF
    His campaign website says he was an original cosponsor of the Right to Contraception Act, which aims to protect the right to contraception.6
  • Government funding and abortion
    Let Medicaid and other public programs cover abortion (ending the Hyde Amendment)
    His campaign website says he cosponsors the EACH Act to repeal the Hyde Amendment so people covered by federal health programs such as Medicaid have access to abortion care.6
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    His campaign website says he cosponsors the Women's Health Protection Act, which would restore access to abortion throughout the United States.6
  • Campaign finance rules
    His campaign website says he supports getting dark money out of elections, cosponsors the Freedom to Vote Act to bring more transparency to campaign contributions, and lists among his accomplishments writing the California DISCLOSE Act on the funders of ballot measures and candidates.7
  • Voting by mail
    Mail a ballot to every registered voter
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments in the California Assembly helping pass universal vote-by-mail, under which every California voter receives a postage-paid ballot, and co-writing the state's automatic voter registration law.7
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    His campaign website says he voted against the 2025 House budget proposal that set the stage for large Medicaid cuts, offered amendments in committee to lower health costs, and wants to speak for the people who relied on Medicaid before the cuts.8
  • Medicare dental, vision and hearing coverage
    Add some of these benefits, such as hearing aids, to traditional Medicare
    His campaign website lists among the bills he has introduced the HEAR Act, which would require Medicare to cover hearing aids and other hearing services.9
  • Federal income tax rates
    His campaign website says the national debt has grown largely because of unpaid-for tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the wealthiest Americans, and that the tax code should be reformed so billionaires and large corporations pay their fair share.10
Charles Hoelter — 1 issue
  • Federal spending levels
    Cut overall federal spending
    His campaign website says he will fight for lower taxes, reduced government spending and pro-business policies.11

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.