Murrieta City Council Candidate Vows to Bring 'Common Sense'

He likes his new hometown and now he is running to represent it.

David Mueting, one of six candidates for two seats on Murrieta City Council, told Patch he moved to Murrieta about a year and a half ago from the Los Angeles area.

The 41-year-old convenience store customer service assistant said he would like to put the "common sense" back in politics.

"Politicians all over the place just lack common sense."

Since moving to Murrieta, Mueting has said he has "seen a lot of things and has some ideas that can make a difference."

These include enforcing job creation and enforcing immigration laws.

"I will stand for the laws that are in place that are not enforced," Mueting said.

As for job creation, Mueting said he is concerned with "dozens" of vacant warehouses. 

"It doesn't make sense to me," Mueting said. "To me the problem is the business licensing fee; it a little bit too high from what I can tell."

Murrieta charges a flat rate $75 per year for businesses that bring in up to $500,000 per year in gross receipts. After $500,000 fees go up.

Temecula, he pointed out, charges $35 per year flat rate for all businesses.

"That is about half the price of Murrieta, so there needs to be some issues that are worked out there. We can get more people employed, and if we can get more people to employed and that just means more money for everyone."

Mueting, who is not married and has no children, said he started over when he moved to Murrieta. Prior to working as a customer service assistant, Mueting said he worked as a security guard and did investigation work.

A graduate of Rolling Hills High School in Palos Verdes, Mueting went on to serve two years in the Army. He was stationed in Germany while in the service.

Now Mueting said he is leaving his convenience store job to put his full focus on running for city council. He will live off his savings, he said.

Part of his campaigning will be to attend all future city council meetings and hold meet-and-greets with the public, he said. He's also created a Facebook page and Twitter account.

"I am all in," he said.

Editor's Note: This is the fourth of six city council candidate profiles to run on Murrieta Patch. Candidates Paul Clay and Dan Strick have been interviewed by Patch and stories are forthcoming.

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