Ray Mueller has brought steady, results-oriented leadership to San Mateo County in his first term as a county supervisor. His highlight reel includes:
• Pushing forward with the removal of Sheriff Christina Corpus in the face of lawsuits and political attacks. He kept the board of supervisors on track amid a legal fusillade, resulting in the appointment of a honest, reform-minded sheriff.
• Fighting successfully to preserve landline telephone services for emergency communications when they were threatened and secured funding for local radio stations to ensure communities stay connected during disasters.
• Establishing a pilot urgent care clinic on the Coastside, where the area’s only emergency room closed.
As one of five supervisors overseeing a nearly $5 billion county budget, he has shown the ability to navigate fiscal pressures while delivering for both the Coastside and broader county needs.
Mueller brings valuable experience and perspective to the role. A former Menlo Park City Council member, adjunct college professor, and pro-bono attorney with degrees from UC-Berkeley and UC-Law San Francisco, he understands local governance, education and legal accountability.
He and his wife Kristen, a school principal, have raised their family in the county and remain deeply invested in its future.
Ray Mueller has earned another term. His district — and the county as a whole—will be better served by keeping his steady, effective leadership on the Board of Supervisors.
That’s a pretty unimpressive resume. Ousting Corpus wasn’t leadership, it was a no-brainer. Sending funding approved by taxpayers for safety infrastructure is hardly a heavy lift. And real leadership would have pressured Seton Medical to rebuild and reopen their ER.
No, Ray is a consummate politician, grasping for the easy popular stuff. I have lived in Menlo for Ray’s tenure here and I never saw evidence of him fighting for anything. Every decision was geared to paving the way for the next office.
You’re right when you assess Ray as steady, but evidence of real leadership is lacking. I don’t object to Ray staying as supervisor, but that’s because nobody else in the race is any better. The devil you know…