Council Member, District 2 — City of Poway

I have used my business degree to launch a very successful small business in the tech sector in New England. In 2002 I was able to sell the business, retire from daily work and move to Poway where I began to volunteer in the local schools. At the same time, I volunteered to support church related projects, worked  to inprove my neighborhood as a member of the HOA and worked to improve my area of Poway as a board member of the GVCA. For the past 6 years I have been a contributing member of the Poway City Council where we work as a team for the future benefit of our wonderful city.

I prefer Common Sense over politics. I am a fiscal conservative and I insist on a balanced budget. Helping people is in my nature and I try to be a good listener as there is always something to learn. I have learned through experience that it is important to hire intellegent, motivated people and to manage them with a light touch. Our efforts to do this in Poway have resulted in a city that is the envy of San Diego County and Southern California. 

Meet Phil Factor

Moving to Poway is one of my greatest decisions ever, second only to falling in love with the right woman!  When I was twenty one I married my high school sweetheart, Laurel.We now have been married for over forty-six years. Laurel recently retired from Scripps Clinic, where she practiced medicine for over 33 years as a Physician Assistant. 

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We have two adult sons who grew up in Poway and received great educations in the Poway Unified School District. Playing sports is huge in our family.  My boys and I were athletes in high school and college.

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Josh, our elder son, lives in Missouri with his wife and family. Our younger son Lucas still lives in Poway, with his wife and three children. We are close to all our grandchildren and love spending time with them. This summer we hope to see our great-grandson for our first time in Missouri.

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We believe raising our family in Poway was one of our greatest decisions ever.  We made a loving home here, giving our kids the values and happy memories that form the foundation of their lives. 

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This is why there is no better place to do this than in the City in the Country, Poway..

 Education

University of California Riverside 1975 B.A. in Sociology and minor in Physical Education

LifeTime Secondary Teaching Credential in Social Science

Azusa Pacific University Masters Degree in Psychology

Pupil Personnel Services Counseling Credential

 Awards

1970 Los Angeles City Football Champion 

All League, All San Fernando Valley, Team Captain,

Recruited and Admission to Play Football University of California Riverside

PTSA Volunteer of the Year Award Life Time Membership

Channel Ten Leadership Award 

Key Club Adviser of the year award for all of California Hawaii and Nevada

Boy Scouts Silver Arrow Award for Volunteering

The President of THE UNITED STATES, Ronald Reagan Awarded me the Private Sector Initiative

Commendation for Exemplary Community Service

 I, Phil Factor,am running for Poway City Council District 2, because I want to ensure the needs of the people are addressed. In 1976, I moved to Poway with my wife. We have raised our two sons here and it has been one of our greatest decisions ever. I am deeply rooted and devoted to the community. I have worked as a teacher in the Poway Unified School District for 38 years, as well as a counselor, coach, and community advocate. I have worked hard to address the needs of my students and their families.

As a council member, I will advocate for:

Representative Government: Ensure the concerns of the community are heard and addressed

Fiscal accountability; Establish transparency in planning and development. Special interest groups, developers, financiers, and outsiders should not decide Poway's future.

Quality of life: Preserve the Poway Center for Permorming Arts Stone Lodge, and Poway’s rural land.

I will be a representative who listens, cares, and works hard to find solutions with a collective focus. I will put people first. It would be an honor to have your support.

 Phil Factor

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