dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz ˈeɪ "fˈɪɹs fɐnˈæɾɪk ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pˈɑːɹɾi," mˈʌlᵻnz səpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðɪ ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪvz ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnɚ wˈɪljəm dʒˈiː. bɹˈaʊnloʊ ɪnðə stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ, mˈoʊst nˈoʊɾəbli lˈiːdɪŋ ˈɛfɚts tə ɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪ ðə fˈoːɹtiːnθ ɐmˈɛndmənt.
Described as a "fierce fanatic of the Republican Party," Mullins supported the initiatives of Governor William G. Brownlow in the state legislature, most notably leading efforts to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.