Dennis Mulder
Dennis Mulder | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Deltona | |
| In office November 8, 2005 – November 2, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | John Masiarcyzk, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | John Masiarcyzk, Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dennis E. Mulder August 7, 1978 Washington, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Heather Mulder |
| Children | 1 |
| Profession | Small Business Owner |
| Website | City Council website |
Dennis Mulder (born August 7, 1978) was the former Mayor of Deltona, Florida.
Early life
Mulder was born in Washington, North Carolina on August 7, 1978. He was a Small Business Owner as well as Founder of the Deltona Tennis Association, 2000.
Political career
In 2005,[1] Mulder announced his run to become the mayor of the City of Deltona to replace the term-limited Incumbent Mayor John Masiarcyzk, Sr. who was first elected nearly a decade ago as Deltona's first mayor. He won the general election later that year at age 27 defeating Commissioner Doug Horn, a longtime resident exactly twice Mulder's age, making Muldar the first youngest elected official in the city’s history. Mulder's 58.02% to Horn's 41.98%. [2] He served as Mayor from November 8, 2005 until November 2, 2010. In 2010, Dennis Mulder resigned from office that not seeking reelection. Former mayor John Masiarcyzk, Sr. ran & defeated his opponent then City Commissioner/Vice Mayor David Santiago in the 2010 general election. In 2012, the legislative districts were redrawn, and incumbent State Representative Dorothy Hukill was unable to seek re-election, creating an open seat in the 27th District, which stretches from Oak Hill to DeBary. Mulder announced that year that he would be running for that Florida House seat as the Democratic candidate. He was supposed to face off against the former Deltona City Commissioner/Vice Mayor David Santiago who was running as the Republican candidate but in August, He abruptly dropped out of the race, citing his son's deteriorating health. The Volusia County Democratic Party was forced to find a replacement, eventually voting to nominate their Chairman, Phil Giorno, who previously served as a member of the Volusia County Council, over DeBary Mayor Bob Garcia and former congressional candidate Nicholas Ruiz. Ultimately, Santiago was elected over Giorno, winning his first term in the legislature with 55% of the vote to Giorno's 45%.[3][4] In 2016, former Deltona mayor Dennis Mulder, 38, was look at has one of the four possible candidates to run for mayor of DeBary, Florida in the special election to replace the incumbent mayor Clint P. Johnson who was being ousted from office by the city council. He said it is on his mind but that he is "nowhere close to making any kind of decision." He later did not run for office in the special election. former mayor Bob Garcia won the special election that year.
Personal life
He currently lives Debary, Florida with his wife Heather & their son Nicko.
References
- ^ http://www.deltonafl.gov/Pages/DeltonaFL_Depts/DeltonaFL_Clerk/2016ElectionInfo
- ^ Connolly, Kevin (4 November 2005). "Study in contrasts in Deltona ; Commissioner has long history in city". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ Garcia, Jason (August 31, 2012). "Democratic candidate drops out of state House race". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20160907/list-of-potential-debary-mayoral-candidates-grows.
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