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U.S. Representative for California’s 15th District

Kevin Mullin

Democrat 2nd term Not yet called

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 5, 2026 · How we measure

99LoyaltyMed 98
93AttendMed 98
10BipartMed 12
5BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2023–now
3 years in CongressMore senior than 18% of the House
Committees
  • Energy and Commerce 22nd minority
Age
56

2026 election

Election held Nov 3 · Not yet called

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date1563405876745
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—605931,2356

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 31% 6%
Health 10% 9%
Transportation and Public Works 9% 27%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Immigration and Health; bills go to Transportation and Public Works and Environmental Protection; the two overlap on Health.

  • He talks most about: Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Health Care Coverage (Health), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Disaster Response (Emergency Management).
  • 33 bills sponsored, most on Transportation and Public Works.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberEnergy and Commerce Committee22nd minority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 18% of the House, in the minority.

  • 3 years in Congress: more senior than 18% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

18% · peer median 22%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Mullin.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

18% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 22%); closest in his party: Hernández Rivera and DeSaulnier.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 32 · expected 19
Action in committee 13 · expected 5
Beyond committee 1 · expected 1
Passed House 0 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 205 of 433 in the House

0.68expected 0.44 · average member 1.00

0 of 32 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.68 against a peer median of 0.44.

  • On the move: H.R. 7945 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.48

With his party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 9 of the 9 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 99% of party-line votes, breaks 5 times (peer median 10).

  • Position: −0.48, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Finance and Financial Sector 2 of 13, Government Operations and Politics 1 of 16, Public Lands and Natural Resources 1 of 16.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Mullin$987K raised38%57%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

42% of what he raised came from individuals; 5% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$987K raised, 57% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 46.2 points.

88 PACs of the 130 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Health.

  1. American Crystal Sugar Compay56% D
  2. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO99% D
  3. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers96% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

242 bills

Mullin voted Yea on 24, Nay on 77, did not vote on 5, and sponsored or cosponsored 136 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

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