Steve Vaus

Steve Vaus
Also known as	Buck Howdy
Origin	San Diego, California
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Mayor, Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1992–present
Labels	RCA Nashville, MCA Nashville

Steve Vaus, who also records under the name Buck Howdy, is an American country singer known for his children recordings as well a politician who was elected mayor of Poway in 2014. He is also known for his Christmas recordings including The Stars Come Out for Christmas series, for "Carols by Candlelight" a 28-year San Diego tradition and for his political recordings such as a TSA pat-down protest song,Joan B. Kroc-commissioned Hiroshima commemoration song, and a pro-impeachment Clinton-era song. In 1992, Vaus charted at number 68 on Hot Country Songs with "We Must Take America Back".

Vaus has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, winning in 2010 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children.

Steve Vaus was elected in 2012 to a four-year term on the Poway City Council.
On November 4, 2014 he was elected as the Mayor of Poway, in San Diego County, CA.

Steve appeared in an episode of the popular game show Match Game (Match Game). He did not win any money but took home some great consolation prizes. During the episode he mentioned a partial ownership of a coffin rental business.

The episode can be viewed on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_uMPHWASkA

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