Rep. Kevin Mullin sells out the Ohlone people for casino cash – a gut-punch on the Natural Resources Committee
SAN MATEO, CA – October 2, 2025 – In the hallowed halls of the U.S. House, where patriots are supposed to fight for the forgotten, Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15) has been playing a dirty game of tribal tag – and the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe is left holding the empty bag. For nearly three years, this Peninsula pol has perched on the powerful House Natural Resources Committee, a front-row seat to champion indigenous justice. Yet, in a betrayal that reeks of backroom bribes, Mullin hasn’t lifted a finger – let alone a bill – to restore federal recognition to the Muwekma Ohlone, the Bay Area’s ancient stewards who’ve been struggling to affirm their existence in the eyes of the government since the Nixon era.
Sources in the shadows of Roehnert Park’s smoke-filled gaming dens whisper the ugly truth: Mullin’s moral blackout isn’t oversight – it’s a calculated cave-in to California’s cutthroat Indian gaming cartel, a $12-billion-a-year behemoth that’s spent millions torpedoing any tribe that dares dream of dealing cards.
With his campaign coffers fattened by $23,800, in the 2023-24 election cycle alone, from the very same Indian gaming interests gunning for the Muwekma’s downfall, Mullin’s silence screams volumes: Protect the profits, or perish the people.
“He’s not just failing the Ohlone – he’s failing humanity,” blasts a tribal elder who’s watched her ancestors’ lands get gobbled by gentrifiers while Mullin mingles with the money men. As Union City unanimously rallies for recognition just weeks ago, why’s this “progressive” politico playing possum?
OHLONE OUTRAGE: A SACRED STRUGGLE STIFLED
Picture this: The Muwekma Ohlone, descendants of the Verona Band federally acknowledged until 1927’s bureaucratic butchery, have poured blood, sweat, and five decades in a David-vs.-Goliath grind for federal status. They need it for basics – land trust, health care, cultural protections – but mostly to reclaim the dignity stripped by colonial crooks.
Fast-forward to 2023: Mullin snags his Natural Resources gig, vowing to “fight for climate resilience and build an economy that works for everyone.” Noble words, Kev – but where’s the bill? No H.R. heroics, no co-sponsorship cavalry. Just crickets from the committee that greenlights gaming compacts like candy.
While San Jose stalls and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18) drops bombshell warnings about “gaming rights” torpedoing tribal dreams, Mullin’s been MIA on the Muwekma file. Their #TrailOfTruth ride – a horseback odyssey from D.C. to the Bay begging for backup – got dropped by congressional cowards caving to casino overlords. And Mullin? He’s too busy authoring fluff like the REACT Act for emergency texts or FAA green-energy tweaks, dodging the real emergency: Erasing indigenous erasure.
CASINO CARTEL’S DIRTY DOLLARS: MULLIN’S MOTIVE UNMASKED
Follow the money, folks – it leads straight to Mullin’s moral sinkhole. California’s 68 tribal casinos, a state-regulated racket under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, rake in billions but guard their turf like rabid wolves. Unrecognized upstarts like the Muwekma? Existential threats. Why share the slots when you can lobby lawmakers to lock ’em out? The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria – fat cats with a Sonoma Valley spread – have flexed financial muscle to blacklist the Ohlone, pouring cash into anti-recognition smears.
Enter Mullin, whose war chest got a juicy jolt from the gaming gravy train. He’s cozied up to the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, backing their ballot pushes while they bankroll his bids. Coincidence? Hardly. As Bay Area brass like Rep. Anna Eshoo (ret.) and Lofgren play blockade – citing fears of “new casinos flooding the Peninsula” – Mullin’s silence is complicity.
“These gaming giants are the real regulators, pulling strings from Sacramento to D.C.,” fumes a whistleblower with knowledge of the Pechanga Tribe’s particularly deplorable behavior. “Mullin’s on their leash – recognition means competition, and he’s choosing chips over children.”
Mullin’s not just negligent – he’s a national disgrace, turning the Natural Resources Committee into a pig pen fed by tribal gaming executives.
One thing’s crystal: The Muwekma Ohlone won’t fold. But Mullin? His house of cards is crumbling, one uncashed check of conscience at a time.
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