Menlo Park Council Member Ray Mueller Announces Run for County Supervisor

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PRESS RELEASE.  For Immediate Release January 5, 2021

Contact: Ray Mueller 650-776-8995

 

Releases Impressive List of Elected Officials Who Have Endorsed

Menlo Park City Council member Ray Mueller announced today he is running for the San Mateo County Supervisor District 3 Seat in the 2022 election. District 3 is currently represented by Supervisor Don Horsley who will be termed out of office in 2022. District 3 includes the cities of Atherton, Half Moon Bay, Pacifica, Portola Valley, San Carlos, Woodside and parts of Belmont and Menlo Park. It also includes numerous unincorporated areas mainly in the coastal areas of the County.

Mueller has been elected to the Menlo Park City Council three times; twice as the lead vote getter in City wide elections in 2012 and 2016, and again recently in an uncontested District race in 2020. He served as Mayor in 2014 and 2019.

“One of the primary roles of a Supervisor is to be a problem-solver, called upon to collaborate with officials and stakeholders, to empower and bring resources to decision making that improves the lives of every San Mateo County resident. I am so very grateful for the talented public servants and elected leaders at the Federal, State, County, and City level who stand with me today as we announce our campaign, and look forward to working with them as we bring our campaign to each doorstep in the District,” said Mueller.

Councilmember Mueller’s endorsement list features close to 100 current and former elected officials, notably including Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, California State Controller Betty Yee, former California State Controller Steve Westly, San Mateo County Supervisors Dave Pine and Warren Slocum, former San Mateo County Supervisors Adrienne Tissier and Tom Heuning, San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools Nancy Magee, former San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools Anne Campbell, State Senator Josh Becker, former State Senators Jerry Hill and Joe Simitian, Speaker Pro Tem of the California State Assembly Kevin Mullin, State Assemblymember Marc Berman, San Mateo County Tax Collector Sandie Arnott and San Mateo County Controller Juan Raigoza. Additionally, within District 3, the endorsement list includes every member of the Atherton City Council, every member of the Half Moon Bay City Council, 9 current and former Mayors in Menlo Park, 4 former Mayors in Pacifica, 4 formers Mayors in Portola Valley, seven former Mayors from San Carlos, and 3 former Mayors from Woodside.

In addition to his duties on the City Council, Ray serves as an Advisory Board Member to the nonprofit organization Committee for Green Foothills, and also as a member of the Blue Water Task Force of the San Mateo County Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation. Additionally, Ray is proud to have served from 2014 until 2020 on the Board of Directors of LifeMoves, a leading provider of shelter/housing and supportive services throughout Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Peninsula.

Ray attended University at the College of Natural Resources at UC Berkeley, where he received his Bachelors of Science. Ray then continued his education in the Bay Area, receiving a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. While studying in law school, Ray interned at the Public Law Research Institute in San Francisco, and at the Legislative Counsel’s Office in Sacramento. Additionally, Ray holds a Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University through it’s eCornell online learning platform.

Public service is a family passion in the Mueller household. Ray’s wife, Kristen Shima, a middle school Principal, was honored in 2014 by the Association of California School Administrators as “School Administrator of the Year” for San Mateo and San Francisco Counties.

Endorsement List (Titles and Organizations for Identification Purposes Only; partial list)

Federal Elected Officials

Anna Eshoo, Congresswoman

State Elected Officials

• Betty Yee, Controller, State of California
• Steve Westly, former Controller, State of California
• Josh Becker, Senator, California State Senate
• Jerry Hill, former Senator, California State Senate
• S. Joseph Simitian, former Senator, California State Senate; Supervisor, Santa Clara County
• Kevin Mullin, Speaker Pro Tem, California State Assembly
• Marc Berman, Assemblymember, California State Assembly

County Elected Officials

• Dave Pine, Supervisor, San Mateo County
• Warren Slocum, Supervisor, San Mateo County
• Adrienne Tissier, former Supervisor, San Mateo County
• Tom Heuning, former Supervisor, San Mateo County
• Nancy Magee, Superintendent of San Mateo County Schools
• Anne Campbell, former Superintendent of San Mateo County Schools
• Sandie Arnott, San Mateo County Tax Collector Juan Raigoza, San Mateo County Controller

City Official Endorsements from Supervisorial District 3

• Elizabeth Lewis, Mayor, Atherton
• Michael Lempres, Vice Mayor, Atherton
• Diana Hawkins Maneulian, Atherton
• Bill Widmer City Councilmember, Atherton
• Rick Degolia, City Councilmember, Atherton
• Robert Brownstone, Mayor, Half Moon Bay
• Debbie Ruddock, Vice Mayor, Half Moon Bay
• Harvey Rarback, City Councilmember, Half Moon Bay
• Joaquin Jimenez, City Councilmember, Half Moon Bay
• Deborah Penrose, City Councilmember, Half Moon Bay
• Drew Combs, Mayor, Menlo Park
• Catherine Carlton, former Mayor, Menlo Park
• Gerry Andeen, former Mayor, Menlo Park
• Rich Cline, former Mayor, Menlo Park
• Bob Burmeister, former Mayor, Menlo Park
• Nicholas Jellins, former Mayor, Menlo Park
• Bob McNamara, former Mayor, Menlo Park
• Gail Slocum, former Mayor, Menlo Park
• Mickie Winkler, former Mayor Menlo Park
• Karen Ervin, former Mayor, Pacifica
• John Keener, former Mayor, Pacifica
• Deirdre Martin, former Mayor, Pacifica
• Mary Ann Nihart, former Mayor, Pacifica
• Craig Hughes, Vice Mayor, Portola Valley
• Jeff Aalfs, City Councilmember, Portola Valley
• John Richards, City Councilmember, Portola Valley
• Ann Wengert, former Mayor, Portola Valley
• Ron Collins, City Councilmember, San Carlos
• Don Eaton, former Mayor, San Carlos
• Bob Grassilli, former Mayor, San Carlos
• Andy Klein, former Mayor, San Carlos
• Sally Mitchell, former Mayor, San Carlos
• Sylvia Nelson, former Mayor, San Carlos
• Mark Olbert, former Mayor, San Carlos
• Daniel Yost, City Councilmember, Woodside
• Ned Fluett, City Councilmember, Woodside
• Deborah Gordon, former Mayor, Woodside

 

Additional City Elected Official Endorsements

• Julia Mates, City Councilmember, Belmont
• Michael Brownrigg, City Councilmember, Burlingame
• Pamela Digiovanni, City Councilmember, Daly City
• Sabina Zafar, City Councilmember, Dublin
• Lisa Gauthier, City Councilmember, East Palo Alto
• Regina Wallace-Jones, City Councilmember, East Palo Alto
• Larry Moody, former Mayor, East Palo Alto
• Donna Rutherford, former Mayor, East Palo Alto
• Sanjay Gehani, Mayor, Foster City
• Richa Awasthi, Vice Mayor, Foster City
• Sam Hindi, City Councilmember, Foster City
• Christine Krolik, City Councilmember, Hillsborough
• Margaret Abe Koga, Mayor Mountain View
• Ellen Kamei, Vice Mayor, Mountain View
• Alicia Aguirre, City Councilmember, Redwood City
• Ian Bain, former Mayor, Redwood City
• Janet Borgens, former City Councilmember
• Redwood City Eric Rodriguez, Mayor, San Mateo
• Rick Bonilla, Deputy Mayor, San Mateo
• Joe Goethels, Councilmember, San Mateo
• Amourence Lee, Councilmember, San Mateo
• Maureen Freschett, former Mayor, San Mateo

 

District Elected Officials

• Nancy Reyering, Commissioner, San Mateo County Harbor Commission
• Rob Silano, Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
• Peter Carpenter, former Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
• Rex Ianson, former Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
• Stephen Nachtsheim, former Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
• Jack Nelson, former Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
• Karen Holman, Mid-Pen Regional Open Space District
• Zoe Kersteen-Tucker, Mid-Pen Regional Open Space District
• Larry Hassett, Mid-Pen Regional Open Space District
• Dave Olson, Councilmember, Midcoast Council
• Chris Mickelsen, Coastside Water Board
• Jen Coleman, Director, Ladera Recreation District
• Gary Kremen, Santa Clara Valley Water District

 

Education Elected Officials

• Maurice Goodman, Trustee, San Mateo County Community College District
• Lisa Petrides, Trustee, San Mateo County Community College District
• John Pimentel, Trustee, San Mateo County Community College District
• Joe Ross, Trustee, San Mateo County Board of Education
• Rod Hsaio, former Trustee, San Mateo County Board of Education
• Rich Ginn, Trustee, Sequoia Union High School District
• Alan Sarver, Trustee, Sequoia Union High School District
• Shawneece Stevenson, Trustee, Sequoia Union High School District
• Chris Thompson, Trustee, Sequoia Union High School District
• Allen Weiner, former Trustee, Sequoia Union High School District

 

County Commissioners

Lisa Ketcham, Commissioner, San Mateo County Planning Commission

 

Nonprofit Stakeholders

• Belinda Arriaga, Founder, Executive Director at AYUDANDO LATINOS A SOÑAR
• April Vargas, San Mateo County Democratic Organizer and Activist
• Victoria Sanchez De Alba, Director, San Mateo County Healthcare for the Homeless/Farmworker
• Emy Thurber, Board Member, Peninsula Democratic Coalition
• Lorri Holzberg, Chair, Peninsula Democratic Coalition

Small Business Stakeholders

• Lenny Mendonca, Owner of the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, Princeton by the Sea
• Greg Stern, Owner of the Dutch Goose, Menlo Park

Subject Matter Experts

Richard Serino, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, National Preparedness Initiative; formerly the Deputy Director of FEMA (Obama Administration, 2009-2014)