Darin Mitchell Explained
Darin Mitchell |
State House: | Arizona |
District: | 13th[1] |
Term Start: | January 14, 2013 |
Term End: | January 14, 2019 |
Successor: | Joanne Osborne |
Birth Place: | Alma, Michigan |
Nationality: | American |
Party: | Republican |
Alma Mater: | Arizona State University |
Darin Mitchell (born in Alma, Michigan)[2] is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 13 since January 14, 2013 until he was defeated for reelection.[3]
Education
Mitchell earned his BS in political science from Arizona State University.
Elections
- In 2022, Mitchell moved to a new district to seek election and falsely claimed to have been endorsed by President Trump.[4] [5]
- 2014 Mitchell and Steve Montenegro defeated Diane Landis in the Republican primary. Mitchell and Montenegro defeated Steve Hansen in the general election.[6]
- 2012 With incumbent Democratic Representatives Anna Tovar running for Arizona Senate, MartÃn Quezada redistricted to District 29, and Republican Representatives Steve Montenegro redistricted from District 12 and Russ Jones redistricted from District 24, Mitchell ran in the three-way August 28, 2012 Republican Primary; Representative Montenegro placed first, Mitchell placed second with 8,572 votes, and Representative Jones placed third;[7] Mitchell won the second seat in the November 6, 2012 General election with 35,968 votes above four write-in candidates.[8] Representative Jones had challenged Mitchell's legal qualifications as a candidate, alleging that he did not actually reside in the district as he claimed.[9] The Superior Court agreed that Mitchell had violated Arizona election law and misrepresented his true place of residence.[10] The decision was reversed on appeal on purely procedural grounds.[11]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Darin Mitchell . . . December 23, 2013 .
- Web site: Darin Mitchell's Biography . . December 23, 2013.
- Web site: Incumbents in the Arizona Legislature lose out as insurgent wave takes hold. Rachel. Leingang. The Arizona Republic.
- Web site: Mitchell Trump Endorsement Claim Touted, Questioned . Arizona Daily Independent . July 13, 2022 . January 15, 2023.
- Web site: Endorsements by Donald Trump . 2022-07-07 . Ballotpedia . en.
- Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2014 General Election November 4, 2014 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 9 . March 18, 2016.
- Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 . . Phoenix, Arizona . 10 . December 23, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112230133/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/Primary/Canvass.pdf . November 12, 2013 .
- Web site: State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of Arizona . Phoenix, Arizona . 10 . December 23, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235642/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/General/Canvass2012GE.pdf . November 12, 2013 .
- Web site: Winning GOP candidate ran in Republican district while living in Democratic district . Hank Stephenson . . September 4, 2012 . January 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014090320/https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/09/04/darin-mitchell-winning-az-gop-primary-winne-candidate-ran-in-republican-district-while-living-in-democratic-district/ . October 14, 2012 . live.
- Web site: Mitchell removed from ballot . Hank Stephenson . September 17, 2012 . January 15, 2023 . subscription.
- Web site: Jones v. Mitchell, No. 1 CA-CV 12-0627 EL Ariz. Ct. App., Judgment, Law, casemine.com . 2022-06-15 . casemine.com . en.