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{{Infobox Mayor
| name = John Mutton
| image = John-mutton-thumbnail.jpg
| birth_name =John Mutton
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1966|08|05}}
| order = Mayor of [[Clarington]], Ontario
| term_start = 2000
| term_end = 2006
| predecessor = Diane Hamre
| successor = Jim Abernthy
| residence = [[Bowmanville]], Ontario
| profession = Business Owner
}}
'''John Mutton''' (born August 5, 1966) is the founder of Municipal Solutions, an international business development firm.[[John Mutton (politician)#cite note-1|<sup>[1]</sup>]] John Mutton was the Mayor of the Municipality of Clarington and elected from 1997-2006. Mutton also held the positions of Durham Region Finance Chair, Chair of the Ganaraska Conservation Authority, Chairman of Veridian Corporation and Chairman of the Association of Nuclear Host Communities.

==Early Life==
John Mutton was born and raised in [[Bowmanville]], Ontario. He graduated from [[Bowmanville High School]], Ontario. He received a BSc from the [[State University of New York]], USA, and a Masters Certificate, Municipal Management from the [[University of Ontario Institute of Technology]], Oshawa, Ontario.

==Political Career ==
John Mutton was elected Mayor of Clarington in 2000 at the age of 34.<ref>http://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink8/0/doc/324/Page1.aspx{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He is the youngest person to become mayor of Clarington and was one of the [[youngest Mayors in Canada]]. Mutton held office for 6 years (2000 – 2006).<ref>http://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink8/0/doc/26351/Page1.aspx{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>http://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink8/0/doc/26352/Page2.aspx{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

He began his political career in 1997 as a Regional and Local Councillor of Clarington.<ref>http://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink8/0/doc/9115/Page1.aspx{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

While in office, Mutton focused on greater accountability in regional government, urban development and nuclear power expansion for Clarington.<ref name="durhamregion1">{{cite web|url=https://www.durhamregion.com/durhamregion-news/|title=Durham Region Breaking News - Durham Region's Online Newspaper|website=DurhamRegion.com}}</ref>

He is credited with pioneering a method to finance new construction or major additions of buildings through issue of [[debentures]] by municipal government. First employed in 2001 to fund the South Courtice Arena and Recreation Complex, it is viewed as a cost-effective method to undertake large scale publicly funded projects.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://clarington.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/advantage-clarington/ |title=Archived copydvantage…Clarington &#124; Clarington Community News Blog |access-date=2013-04-12 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305060350/https://clarington.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/advantage-clarington/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="durhamregion1"/>

Mutton was part of the Canadian bid to become the site of the new [[International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor]] (ITER) in 2003.<ref name="durhamregion1"/> Regretfully the project was not successful. However, Mutton remained a championed for [[Darlington Nuclear Generating Station]] to become the site of a new nuclear facility in Ontario.<ref name="durhamregion1"/>

Mutton returned to municipal politics in 2010 in a bid for appointment of Durham Regional Chair.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oshawaexpress.ca/viewposting.php?view=554 |title=Archived copyOshawa Express |access-date=2013-04-12 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221654/http://www.oshawaexpress.ca/viewposting.php?view=554 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He would later lobby for and supported the campaign to reform the position from an appointment to one that is elected. A referendum was held in the 2010 election and 80% of voters were in favour of the reform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2010/09/26/voters_asked_how_to_fill_durhams_top_job.html|title=Voters asked how to fill Durham’'s top job - The Star|website=thestar.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2010/10/25/durham_residents_vote_yes_for_elected_regional_chair_in_referendum.html|title=Durham: Residents vote ‘'yes’' for elected regional chair in referendum - The Star|website=thestar.com}}</ref> Durham Region Council passed By-law No. 19-2012 to change the selection method to election by general vote in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.durham.ca/default.asp?nr=%2Fdepartments%2Fclerk%2Felection.htm&setFooter=%2Fincludes%2Fclerkfooter.inc |title=Archived copyRegion of Durham - Legislative Services - 2014 Municipal Election |access-date=2020-09-15 |archive-date=2017-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102015245/https://www.durham.ca/default.asp?nr=%2Fdepartments%2Fclerk%2Felection.htm&setFooter=%2Fincludes%2Fclerkfooter.inc |url-status=dead }}</ref> Commencing in 2014, voters will elect the position. Durham Region was the second region in the [[Greater Toronto Area]] to adopt the reform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2012/05/30/voters_will_pick_next_durham_region_chair_in_2014.html|title=Voters will pick next Durham Region chair in 2014 - The Star|website=thestar.com}}</ref>

==Achievements==
• Established the Clarington Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.<ref name="durhamregion1"/><br/>
• Newsmaker of the Year, 2006, Durham Region Metroland Newspapers.<ref name="durhamregion1"/><br/>
• Received the [[Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal]] from Her Majesty and the Government of Canada in 2013 for his years of service to Canada.

==Sports Achievements==

* Won the 2017 IBJJF Superheavyweight Las Vegas Open Gold Medal.
* Won the 2017 IBJJF Superheavyweight Miami Open Gold Medal.
* Won the 2017 Rickson Gracie Superheavyweight Gold Medal in New York.
* Won the 2017 IBJJF Superheavyweight World Bronze medal.
* Won the 2018 IBJJF Superheavyweight Los Angeles Open Gold Medal.

==Electoral results==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  style="background:#ddf; width:240px;"| <big>1997 (1)</big> <br/>Candidate
! style="background:#ddf;"| Vote
! style="background:#ddf;"| %
|-
|John Mutton ||  ||
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  style="background:#ddf; width:240px;"| <big>2000 (3)</big> <br/>Candidate
! style="background:#ddf;"| Vote
! style="background:#ddf;"| %
|-
|John Mutton || 8,717 || 44%
|-
|Mary Novak || 4,346 || 22%
|-
|Bill Stockwell || 3,173 || 16%
|-
|Troy Young || 3,490 || 18%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  style="background:#ddf; width:240px;"| <big>2003 (4)</big> <br/>Candidate
! style="background:#ddf;"| Vote
! style="background:#ddf;"| %
|-
|John Mutton || 16,061 || 90%
|-
|Richard Ward || 1,824 || 10%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  style="background:#ddf; width:240px;"| <big>2006 (5)</big> <br/>Candidate
! style="background:#ddf;"| Vote
! style="background:#ddf;"| %
|-
|Jim Abernethy || 11,204 || 50%
|-
|John Mutton || 5,968 || 27%
|-
|Jim Schell || 4,596 || 20%
|-
|Richard Ward || 495 || 2%
|-
|Wayne Chaskavich || 291 || 1%
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Canadian mayors]]
[[Category:Politicians from Ontario]]