Frederick A. Mullis
Frederick A. Mullis was a candidate for the District A seat on the Harford County Board of Education in Maryland. He was defeated by fellow challenger Jansen M. Robinson in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Mullis is the owner of Superior Drug & DNA Testing.[1] Mullis' children graduated from district schools.[2]
Elections
2014
The June 24, 2014, primary ballot included primaries for Districts B, C, D, E and F with the top two vote recipients in each primary advancing to the general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Robert "Bob" Frisch and challenger Laura Runyeon defeated Greg Johnson in District B. District C incumbent Alysson L. Krchnavy and challenger Joseph L. Voskuhl advanced to the general election by defeating John Anker. Nancy Reynolds faced challenger Mike Simon in her bid for another term in District D after defeating challengers Chris Scholz and Tishan D. Weerasooriya in the primary. The primary race for District E resulted in board member Arthur Kaff and newcomer Rachel Gauthier defeating Stephen Eric Macko and Barney Michel. Macko dropped out of the race after the withdrawal deadline which meant his name still appeared on the ballot. District F incumbent Thomas Fitzpatrick and Michael R. Hitchings squared off in the general election after defeating Joe Fleckenstein in the primary.
The District A race advanced to the general election without a primary as newcomers Frederick A. Mullis and Jansen M. Robinson were the only candidates to file for the seat.
In the general election Jansen M. Robinson won District A, incumbent Robert "Bob" Frisch was returned to District B, challenger Joseph L. Voskuhl defeated incumbent Alysson L. Krchnavy for District C, incumbent Nancy Reynolds won District D, newcomer Rachel Gauthier defeated incumbent Arthur Kaff for District E and incumbent Thomas Fitzpatrick won another term in District F.
This was the first time that county voters selected members for these seats on the Harford County Board of Education. Board members were appointed by the governor prior to a 2009 state law that turned six of the nine board seats into elected positions. There were board elections for two-year terms in Districts A, B and D in November 2010. Victorious candidates in the general election took office in July 2015 along with three newly appointed members.[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Jansen M. Robinson |
56.1% | 5,448 | |
| Nonpartisan | Frederick A. Mullis | 43% | 4,177 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.8% | 80 | |
| Total Votes | 9,705 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for Harford County," accessed December 20, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Mullis has reported no contributions or expenditures to the Maryland State Board of Elections as of June 10, 2014.[4]
Endorsements
Mullis has received no official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2014
Mullis provided the following answers to questions from the League of Women Voters:
How do your qualifications and experience prepare you for the duties of this office?
| “ | 40 Year in Running multi-million dollar companies give me the qualification to bring budgeting experience to the board. This is a big part of making the board work for our youth and young adults. Education is the largest business in Maryland; the product is a well educated future in our state. My educational back ground is major in Engineering and an MBA.[5] | ” |
| —Frederick A. Mullis's response to Vote 411 Voter Guide questions (2014)[6] | ||
If elected, what would be your priorities for this office?
| “ | We need to develop a group of teachers who want to stay in Harford County and not train here and move to better paying counties. We need to look at having teachers not baby sitters and we need to pay them a living wage. To do this we must look at the budget from a Zero Base Line system. There are areas in the system where we have duplication in administrative personnel.[5] | ” |
| —Frederick A. Mullis's response to Vote 411 Voter Guide questions (2014)[6] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Frederick + Mullis + Harford + County + Public + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Frederick Mullis," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "New face headed to District A seat on Harford school board," October 1, 2014
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Five Harford school board members run for election; four don't," February 26, 2014
- ↑ Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System, "View Filed Reports," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vote 411 Voter Guide, "Harford County Board of Education A," accessed October 21, 2014
| 2014 Harford County Public Schools Elections | |
| Harford County, Maryland | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District A: • Frederick A. Mullis • Jansen M. Robinson District B: • Robert "Bob" Frisch • Greg Johnson • Laura Runyeon |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
