San Diego Police Officers Association and La Mesa Police Officers Association Endorse Supervisor Candidate Mayor Steve Vaus.
The Vaus for Supervisor campaign has received the endorsement of two important local law enforcement groups, the La Mesa Police Officers Association, and the San Diego Police Officers Association.
In announcing the San Diego POA endorsement, Jack Schaeffer, the president of the association, said, “Mayor Vaus is clearly an exceptionally qualified candidate and will be an outstanding Supervisor. It’s a challenging time for law enforcement officers and we are confident that Steve Vaus will be a strong supporter of the officers who patrol our neighborhoods.”
La Mesa POA President Colin Atwood said, “Mayor Steve Vaus has demonstrated his commitment to public safety and his willingness to stand with the men and women who keep our communities safe. We know that as our County Supervisor, he will continue to be a supporter of law enforcement and an outstanding representative for the citizens of La Mesa and East County.”
“I am proud to receive the endorsements of the police officers on the beat in San Diego and La Mesa and am grateful for their support for my campaign. Government’s most basic obligation is to ensure public safety and, as Supervisor, I will make support for law enforcement my highest priority,” said Mayor Vaus.
The Vaus for Supervisor campaign has now been endorsed by all the law enforcement groups in Supervisor District 2. They include Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of San Diego County, El Cajon Police Officers Association, San Diego Police Officers Association, La Mesa Police Officers Association, Deputy Probation Officers of San Diego County, Deputy District Attorneys Association of San Diego and Fraternal Order of Police – San Diego.
Mayor Steve Vaus is a candidate for Supervisor District 2, which is currently represented by Dianne Jacob, whose final term on the Board expires in 2020. Supervisor District 2 covers all of unincorporated East County and the cities of El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Poway and Santee, and communities in the City of San Diego, including San Carlos, Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Grantville, the College Area, and Rolando.
Steve Vaus has been the Mayor of Poway since 2014 and was a member of the Poway City Council for two years before that. Mayor Vaus also has decades of executive experience. He owns a Poway production company which has served clients such as Cox Communications, Barona Resort, the U.S. Navy, and others.
Steve and his wife Corrie, an award-winning journalist and video producer, have lived in Poway for 26 years. The Vaus’ have four children and five grandsons.
