Candidate · November 3, 2026

Kevin Mullin

On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 15th District

DemocraticIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$982K
cash on hand
$192K
issues with public statements
8

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · California's 15th District1
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents California's 15th District in the U.S. House.3
How it's decidedUnder 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.1,4
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Kevin Mullin was born in Daly City and raised in South San Francisco, and owned a communications and video production company there.5,6 He served on the South San Francisco City Council from 2007 to 2012, including as mayor in 2011, and represented San Mateo County in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2022, serving as speaker pro tempore from 2014.6,7 Earlier, he worked as an aide to Jackie Speier when she was a state legislator.7 He graduated from Junipero Serra High School and the University of San Francisco and has a master's degree from San Francisco State University.7 He was elected to the U.S. House in 2022 and serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee.6

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running on his promise to fight for the future and to save American democracy from authoritarianism, and that in Congress he is working to address the Bay Area's affordability crisis by lowering the cost of housing.5,8

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, CA-153
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, CA-153

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Elections and Government Reform

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.10

Voting by mail

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.10

  1. Mail a ballot to every registered voter
  2. Let any voter request a mail ballot without giving a reason
  3. Allow mail ballots only for voters with a reason, such as illness, disability or travel
  4. End most mail voting, keeping it for military and overseas voters
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Health Care

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.11

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Who sets abortion law

His campaign website says he cosponsors the Women's Health Protection Act, which would restore access to abortion throughout the United States.12

  1. A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
  2. Leave abortion law to each state
  3. A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Government funding and abortion

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.12

  1. Bar public funds for abortions and for groups that provide them, including for their other services
  2. Bar public funds for most abortions, but let clinics that provide them be paid for other care
  3. Let Medicaid and other public programs cover abortion (ending the Hyde Amendment)
Marked: the option their statement matches.
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.12

Social Security and Medicare

Medicare dental, vision and hearing coverage

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.13

  1. Keep current coverage, under which some private Medicare Advantage plans offer these benefits
  2. Add some of these benefits, such as hearing aids, to traditional Medicare
  3. Add dental, vision and hearing coverage to traditional Medicare
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Taxes and Budget

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.14

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Kevin Mullin served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Kevin Mullin sponsored or cosponsored 37 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.67

Raised$981,645
Spent$846,815
Cash on hand$191,601
Debts owed by the campaign$1,003

Where the money came from

Individual donors$417K · 42%
PACs and other political committees$562K · 57%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$2,613 · 0%

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.