John Anthony Mueller
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John Anthony Mueller represented Trustee Area 7 on the Los Banos Unified School District Board of Education in California. He first joined the board in 2010, and he served until he was ousted from office in a recall election on August 23, 2016.[1][2][3]
Prior to the recall, Mueller had been last up for election in the general election on November 4, 2014. He successfully won re-election against one challenger.[4][5]
Elections
2016
An effort to recall John Mueller from his position on the Los Banos Unified School District Board of Education was on the ballot on August 23, 2016. The recall was successful, ousting Mueller from his seat and electing Ray Martinez in his place.[3][2][6] Mueller's recall notice provided six reasons for the recall effort, including a failure to communicate with constituents in his trustee area, poor test scores across the district, and nepotism.[7] Mueller responded by saying his personal cellphone number was always available through the district and that he believed in hiring those most qualified for the job.[8] Martinez, a former firefighter and Los Banos resident, was the only candidate to run to replace Mueller in the recall election.[9]
Results
| John Mueller, Trustee Area 7 Board Member, Los Banos Unified School District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Recall | 182 | 51.85% | ||
| Retain | 169 | 48.15% | ||
| Election results via: Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results: Recall of John Mueller," accessed September 1, 2016 | ||||
| Mueller's successor candidate, Trustee Area 7 Board Member, Los Banos Unified School District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Ray Martinez | 187 | 96.89% | ||
 Write-in votes | 6 | 3.11% | ||
| Election results via: Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results: Recall of John Mueller," accessed September 1, 2016 | ||||
2014
Four seats on the Los Banos Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. In Trustee Area 1, incumbent Dennis A. Areias faced challenger Fredrick D. Todd and won re-election. Trustee Area 3 incumbent Andree A. Soares also faced one challenger, Marlene Smith. Smith defeated Soares and won the seat. In Trustee Area 5, newcomer Anthony J. Parreira ran unopposed and won election to the seat by default. The Trustee Area 7 race featured one incumbent, John Anthony Mueller, and one challenger, Ruben Santos. Mueller defeated Santos and won his bid for re-election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  John Anthony Mueller Incumbent |
51.8% | 325 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ruben Santos | 48.2% | 303 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 628 | |||
| Source: Merced County, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Mueller reported $3,557.00 in contributions and $3,428.00 in expenditures to the Merced County Registrar of Voters, leaving his campaign with $129.00 as of October 18, 2014.[10]
Endorsements
Mueller did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Recent news
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See also
- Los Banos Unified School District, California
- John Mueller recall, Los Banos Unified School District, California (2016)
- Los Banos Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Merced, "Federal and State Officials Listing," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results: Recall of John Mueller," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Merced Sun-Star, "Second Los Banos school trustee facing citizen recall," June 15, 2016
- ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate List Gubernatorial General Election," accessed August 20, 2014
- ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 22, 2014
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Assistant Registrar of Voters David Sullivan," August 29, 2016
- ↑ Merced Sun-Star, "Recall notice served to Los Banos Unified trustee," December 10, 2015
- ↑ Merced Sun-Star, "Mueller responds to recall notice," December 17, 2015
- ↑ Merced Sun-Star, "Los Banos school board member fights against recall," July 19, 2016
- ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, " Campaign Finance Disclosure Search: JOHN MUELLER FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2014," accessed October 31, 2014
| 2014 Los Banos Unified School District Elections | |
| Merced County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Dennis A. Areias • Fredrick D. Todd Trustee Area 3: • Incumbent, Andree A. Soares • Marlene Smith Trustee Area 5: • Anthony J. Parreira Trustee Area 7: • Incumbent, John Anthony Mueller • Ruben Santos |
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