Kipp’s Run for State Senate in 2020
In 2020, Kipp ran for State Senate and lost to the Republican incumbent and the (formerly) most powerful Republican in our state government, Senator Scott Wilk, by a mere .8% in one of the closest elections across California for the 2020 election cycle.
He raised more money than the incumbent during the final year of the election and outperformed any Democrat who had ever run for the seat. And he did it without taking a single dime in corporate PAC money. It was entirely a people-powered campaign.
Senator Wilk will be leaving office in 2024, making this an “open seat.”
With redistricting and demographic shifts, the seat is anticipated to be about 5% more favorable to Democrats. Kipp is in a position to flip this seat blue for the first time ever. He has proven that he will do the work to get us across the finish line.
ABOUT KIPP
Kipp Mueller was born and raised in California. He is the son of a house painter and community college counselor for students with disabilities who put himself through college and law school. In the early stages of his legal career, Kipp helped prosecute criminals at a DA's office and the DOJ, focused on sex crimes, fraud cases, and corporate abuse. Now, he is a workers' rights attorney, representing workers in cases of fraud, harassment, and discrimination, standing up to the most powerful interests on behalf of the people.
Kipp knows that our cost of living out of control and families are struggling to get by. That's why he's running for State Senate, to finally put the middle-class and working families first. Just as he's done throughout his career, Kipp will stand up to those who abuse power and work to end the rigged system that favors insiders, politicians, billionaires, and corporate special interests.
The only candidate running for State Senate with a record of helping to put criminals behind bars, Kipp supports tougher penalties and stricter sentences for dangerous felons. He will crack down on smash-and-grabs, retail theft, and drug crimes to address the fentanyl crisis and make sure families feel safe in our neighborhoods again.
Kipp is running for State Senate to fight for the hard-working people of our community.
Helping Middle-Class Families
Kipp will stand up to corporate special interests and put middle-class families first by:
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Lowering taxes for working families and small businesses
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Reducing our cost of living by making housing more affordable
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Lowering insurance and utility bills
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Protecting Prop 13 to hold the line on property taxes
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Grow our local economy by bringing a UC or CSU to our community.
Keeping our Community Safe
Kipp will keep our community safe by:
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Supporting tougher penalties for dangerous felons and fentanyl dealers
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Cracking down on smash-and-grabs and retail theft
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Giving law enforcement the tools they need to protect our community
Kipp’s Asylum Work
Our world needs more love, respect, empathy, and celebration of our diversity. And we need leaders who cherish these values, now more than ever. Greys had applied for asylum through our legal system. For doing so, she was separated from her children. She was all alone, lost in the system, unaware of her children's whereabouts, and trapped in a private prison. This is Greys' American Story.