# United States Representative, District 15 Compare records and positions simply between Charles Hoelter or Kevin Mullin for United States Representative, District 15 at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person holds your district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives (2-year term). - Jurisdiction: Federal - Election: November 3, 2026 California general election - Publisher: Vote or Else (https://voteorelse.com) — a free, nonpartisan ballot guide for California voters. No endorsements. - Canonical page: https://voteorelse.com/2026/us-rep-15 - Full ballot: this page covers one race. Every contest on a voter's own ballot, by address, with the same breakdown for each: https://voteorelse.com/ - Sources last retrieved: September 24, 2026 - Source-objectivity score: 96 out of 100 (Very strong), across 6 cited sources. This grades the mix of sources, not the candidates. Rubric: https://voteorelse.com/about#methodology ## On the ballot - **Charles Hoelter** — Retired Training Supervisor · Republican - **Kevin Mullin** — U.S. Representative · Democratic Representative Kevin Mullin took 65.0% of the June 2 vote and Republican Charles Hoelter took 18.4% to claim the second slot. The district covers San Mateo County and part of San Francisco. The winner holds one of 435 seats in the U.S. House for a two-year term. A member introduces bills, sits on committees that shape federal legislation, votes on the federal budget and on war powers, and handles casework between constituents and federal agencies. Seniority governs committee standing, so a longer-serving member carries influence a newcomer cannot. The incumbent draws the majority of their funding from committees rather than individuals, which is the less common balance among Bay Area members here. Mullin's opponent has reported no funding. The practical question is what this district gets from a safe seat. ## Kevin Mullin Kevin Mullin, a Democrat, has represented California's 15th District in the House since 2023, after serving in the California State Assembly and as a South San Francisco city council member and mayor (kevinmullin.house.gov). They describe themselves as "Father of twins," "Husband," and a small business owner; their office says it has returned 5.1 million dollars to constituents and resolved more than 5,300 constituent cases (kevinmullin.house.gov). Mullin says "gun violence is one of the most urgent and disturbing challenges we face in the United States" and that "we need to protect America's children from mass shootings in schools and elsewhere" (kevinmullin.house.gov). They have introduced legislation known as Garrett's Law to regulate lethal air guns, saying "all lethal guns should be treated like guns," and have called for reinstating the federal assault weapons ban and increasing firearm safety standards (kevinmullin.house.gov). Mullin promises continued work on gun violence prevention, and lists housing and homelessness, health care, education, veterans' issues, and "protecting democracy" among their priorities, along with opposing what their office calls "Trump's harmful policies & chaos" (kevinmullin.house.gov). On immigration they say they support protections for immigrants who follow legal processes and oppose what they describe as unnecessary detentions (kevinmullin.house.gov). **Strengths:** Multiple terms across city, state and federal office, a specific gun-safety bill they have introduced, and a reported 5.1 million dollars recovered for constituents. **Trade-offs:** A safe, heavily Democratic seat means voters cannot judge Mullin against a competitive opponent this cycle. **Keep in mind:** This is a heavily Democratic district, so their record in office, not the November margin, is what there is to weigh. ## Charles Hoelter Charles Hoelter is a Republican and a retired training supervisor running in California's 15th District. They advanced to the November ballot with 18.4 percent of the June 2026 primary vote and have not served in the California Legislature or Congress. Searches for an official campaign website turned up none, and federal filings show no contributions reported for their committee. No statement from Hoelter about their motivations for running, nor any documented position, vote or record, could be located through campaign, news or official sources. No published platform, issues page or list of promises could be found for Hoelter. What can be documented about this candidacy is limited to their ballot designation and primary vote share. **Strengths:** Hoelter gave this district a contested November ballot rather than an uncontested one. **Trade-offs:** No reported campaign funding, no record in office and no found platform leave almost nothing here for a voter to evaluate beyond party. **Keep in mind:** No record in office to judge; coverage of this race carries little beyond the candidate's own materials, and in this case even those could not be found. ## Record in office Charles Hoelter has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Kevin Mullin (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 2023 and has sponsored 32 bills in the 119th Congress; none of their bills have become law so far. Per Congress.gov and the public-domain congress-legislators roster, retrieved 2026-09-21. ## Record details Mullin — Committees: Energy and Commerce Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record. ## Financial info - **Kevin Mullin** — $819,662 raised (Individuals: $347,325; PACs & committees: $470,712) Charles Hoelter has no fundraising on file with the FEC. Total raised is all receipts for the 2026 cycle; the breakdown lists direct contributions, so the pieces can sum below the total. Figures are FEC filings through June 30, 2026, per the FEC bulk campaign-finance summaries, retrieved 2026-09-21. ## Sources 1. [CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)](https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results/primary-election-june-2-2026/statement-vote) 2. [Ballotpedia — June 2026 California primary](https://ballotpedia.org) 3. [Rep. Kevin Mullin — official House site (home and gun-violence issue page, used for biography, Garrett's Law and priorities)](https://kevinmullin.house.gov/) 4. [congress-legislators — current members of Congress (unitedstates project)](https://unitedstates.github.io/congress-legislators/legislators-current.json) 5. [Congress.gov — member sponsored legislation (Library of Congress)](https://api.congress.gov/) 6. [FEC — 2026 House & Senate current-campaign financial summaries (bulk data)](https://www.fec.gov/files/bulk-downloads/2026/webl26.zip) ## The rest of the ballot United States Representative, District 15 is one contest among the many a California voter decides on November 3, 2026 — Congress, the Legislature, county, city, and school board races differ by address. 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