Posted on 10/31/2025 4:50:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Kumar, who is running for Santa Clara County Assessor, claims the text “could not have originated from” the campaign
The campaign text that flashed across Sunnyvale City Councilmember Richard Mehlinger’s phone pledged that Rishi Kumar would put money back into his pocket if elected as the next Santa Clara County Assessor.
Kumar, a former Saratoga City Councilmember, is one of four candidates looking to fill the seat left vacant after longtime Assessor Larry Stone stepped down earlier this year. But Mehlinger already had endorsed one of Kumar’s opponents — Los Altos Vice Mayor Neysa Fligor — and decided to write back.
“Rishi Kumar isn’t fit to be dogcatcher, much less assessor,” he texted.
What came next was a profanity-laden response allegedly from Kumar’s campaign.
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“It seems like you can sniff out dogcatcher talent because you are one?” the text read. “Rishi wrote a book on Al, is an Al expert, C-suite software executive and can teach you a thing or two. F— OFF f—face.”
It’s unclear exactly who wrote the text, but the number it originated from appeared to be the same one utilized by the Kumar campaign for text banking purposes — a way for campaigns to reach out to large groups of voters. The initial text that Mehlinger received last weekend said it was “Paid by RishiKumar.com.”
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I thought Kumar went to White Castle?
I guess “weasel” is worse than “mongoose.”
Sunnyvale used to be conservative until H1b
I got several texts from Kumar the past few weeks claiming that as county assessor, he would eliminate property tax for seniors. WTF? He would have no power to do that. What a nut!
Mehlinger Insist that he is not pathetic
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