Darin Mitchell

Darin Mitchell
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Arizona House of Representatives District 13
Incumbent
In office
January 7, 2013-Present
Term ends
January 5, 2015
Years in position	0
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$24,000/year
Per diem	$35/day for the first 120 days of regular session and for special sessions and $10/day thereafter.
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Arizona State University
Personal
Profession	Owner, Landmark Home Inspections Incorporated
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Darin Mitchell is a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 13 since 2013.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Mitchell served on the following committees:

Arizona Committee Assignments, 2013
• Agriculture and Water
• Financial Institutions
• Public Safety, Military and Regulatory Affairs, Vice Chair

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Mitchell's campaign website listed the following issues:

• Securing Our Borders

Excerpt: "Like most Arizona voters, I recognize that illegal immigration, and ineffective border enforcement is costing our state plenty. It’s just not fair to Arizona Tax Payers, or those who are waiting in line to legally immigrate. Not to mention, the opportunity for terrorists and drug runners to infiltrate our state."

• Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Unions

Excerpt: "I will enthusiastically endorse any measure to outlaw collective bargaining rights for Public Employee Unions. I emphatically believe the current cozy arrangement of quid pro quo between elected politicians and the Public Employee Unions (who help elect them) is corrupt and is costing Arizona taxpayers millions of dollars every year."

• Child Protective Services

Excerpt: "The Agency charged with protecting Arizona’s at-risk-children has been a disappointing failure. Under the best of circumstances, life can be tough. Imagine what these kids have gone through before making their way to CPS. We simply have to do better. "

• Education

Excerpt: "Okay, I am just going to say it…our public education system will not be fundamentally improved until the teacher unions are removed from the reform process. They are a big part of the problem and have little to do with the solution! I believe education instruction methodology needs to be revolutionized. In addition, we should enthusiastically embrace the idea of allowing qualified, professionals into the classroom as instructors."

• Arizona’s Economy

Excerpt: "Our state governments’ job is to create a tax and regulatory environment that allows businesses to thrive and expand and create jobs for our citizens. We must lower the capital gains tax to encourage local investments as well as make serious efforts to (eventually) eliminate the Arizona income tax and replace it with a state sales tax."

Elections

2012

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012

Mitchell won election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 13. He and incumbent Steve Montenegro defeated incumbent Russ Jones in the August 28, 2012, Republican primary. He won the general election on November 6, 2012.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 13, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Montenegro Incumbent	51.7%	39,372
	Republican	Darin Mitchell	47.2%	35,968
	Republican	Robert Garcia (Write-in)	0.4%	323
	Republican	John Minore (Write-in)	0.3%	225
	Republican	Cheryl Brown (Write-in)	0.3%	194
	Republican	Clair Van Steenwyk (Write-in)	0.1%	110
Total Votes				76,192

Arizona House of Representatives, District 13 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steve Montenegro Incumbent	39.1%	10,189
Darin Mitchell	32.9%	8,572
Russ Jones Incumbent	28%	7,294
Total Votes		26,055

Residency challenges

Mitchell's residency was at the heart of a legal challenge launched in September 2012 when Rep. Russ Jones, who lost to Mitchell in the August primary election, argued Mitchell should be removed from the ballot because he lives outside District 13.

On September 21, 2012 the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated Mitchell's name appearing on the ballot. He allegedly gave elections officials different addresses on different documents prompting a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to determine that he lived outside District 13, leading to an emergency request to the state Court of Appeals to block the trial court decision. The Arizona Supreme Court decision denied the request to reverse the Appeals Court ruling, guaranteeing that Mitchell will appear on the general election ballot.

Endorsements

Mitchell received endorsements from:

• Sheriff Joe Arpaio
• Congressman Trent Franks
• Pachaderm Coalition

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

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• Nate Causey grand slam leads ASU baseball to dramatic win over California - Arizona Republic
• Yuma summit examines water issues - Yuma Sun

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