Mayor Bruce Whitaker was elected to a two-year term on the Fullerton City Council in November 2010. He later served in 2012 as Mayor Pro-Tem. In November 2012 he was reelected to a full four-year term, and was chosen by the Council to serve as Mayor for 2013. In November 2016 Whitaker again won reelection, and once again was unanimously selected as Mayor for 2017. Prior to being elected to the Fullerton City Council, Bruce Whitaker had served for three years as a Fullerton Planning Commissioner.