| Joe Mitchell | |
| State House: | Iowa |
| District: | 84th |
| Term Start: | January 14, 2019 |
| Term End: | January 9, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Dave Heaton |
| Successor: | Jeff Shipley (redistricting) |
| Birth Date: | 23 April 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Wayland, Iowa |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Mount Pleasant, Iowa |
| Alma Mater: | Drake University |
Joe Mitchell (born April 23, 1997) is an American politician from the state of Iowa. He was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2018.[1] [2] Sworn in at the age of 21, he was the youngest member to ever be elected to the Iowa House.[3] Mitchell was previously a student at Drake University.[4]
Mitchell served as the Iowa House Assistant Leader, a leadership position in the Iowa House Republican caucus.[5] Mitchell served on the following committees: Administration and Rules, Commerce, Judiciary, State Government, Ways and Means, and the RIFF Budget Subcommittee.[6]
Mitchell lost to Jeff Shipley in the Republican primary in June 2022.
Mitchell is the founder and chairman of Run GenZ, a nationally recognized nonprofit, with the mission to "prepare Generation Z leaders to take action, take charge and take control of the future by supporting the vision of the founders of this country and supporting conservative political values such as limited government, free market capitalism, individual responsibility and fiscal restraint."[7]
Mitchell also owns and operates a real estate company based in Mount Pleasant that works to develop housing for rural communities.[8]