Mullin joins Poway City Council
With a roomful of family and friends looking on, John Mullin was sworn in Tuesday night as the newest member of the City Council.
Fifteen minutes prior to the 7 p.m. meeting start, City Clerk Linda A. Troyan received the official documents from the county Registrar of Voters certifying that Mullin had won the June 8 election.
Mullin defeated seven other candidates to replace Councilwoman Betty Rexford, who was recalled from office during the same election. It was the city’s first recall election.
The final vote had Mullin defeating second-place finisher Steve Vaus by 103 votes. Absentee and provisional ballots had to be counted before the final results could be certified by the county.
Mullin, 61, the owner of a painting contracting business, thanked his supporters for the “positive energy” they brought to the campaign and said he wants to put election behind him. As member of the council, Mullin said he would like to “return to the tradition of working proactively” on the city’s issues.
Mullin will serve out the remainder of Rexford’s term, which ends in November. He is expected to run for a full four-year term in the fall.
Rexford, who is recovering from a broken hip, did not attend what would have been her final meeting. The four-term councilwoman was recalled by 78 percent of the voters who cast ballots. The only time her name came up Tuesday night was toward the end of the meeting, when Councilwoman Merrilee Boyack thanked her for her years of service to the city.
The official final count is 3,152 votes for Mullin (27.7 percent) and 3,049 votes for Vaus (26.8 percent). Pete Babich received 2,026 votes; Dave Grosch 1,214 votes; Chuck Cross, 709 votes; David Radcliff, 618 votes; Roger Willoughby, 377 votes and Howard Collins, 238 votes.
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