Before the primary election, a political action committee called the Michigan Freedom Network, which endorsed Mueller's candidacy, made a website featuring references Shapiro's criminal record, including marijuana possession and domestic violence, as well as his mugshot.
Lossing previously served as mayor of Linden, and had also worked as an adjunct professor for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Flint.
[9] As vice chair of said committee, in April 2019, Mueller voted with the rest of the Republicans in the committee to pass two bills which sought to ban sanctuary cities in Michigan, which was criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union as well as the sheriff's departments of Ingham County and Washtenaw County.
In October 2020, it was revealed by the Michigan Republican Party that May had a criminal history, including robbery and drug use, which May confirmed had been in response to the death of his daughter.
[13] In his second term, Mueller served on the following legislative committees: Regulatory Reform, Judiciary, Health Policy, and Government Operations.
Mueller explained that the bills would not stop all distracted driving, but says that they will “give closure to some of the victims that have been killed by people who have done it.”[15] In June 2021, Mueller joined a bipartisan coalition of state legislators to introduce a package of four bills designed to increase the legal ramifications for drive-by shootings, in response to the murder of 3-year old Messiah Williams.
A sponsor of the bill, Mueller cited the 2021 Oxford High School shooting as a reason for increased funding.
[18][19] In May 2022, Mueller proposed a bill, which would allow $10 million dollars to be a located to creating critical incident mapping, with the use of satellite imagery, of every private and public school in Michigan for first responders, including police and medical staff, to use during emergencies.
On August 2, Mueller won a three-way primary election against Dylan Pescarolo in second place and Brandy Bush.