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Mitch Young
Mitch Young (Republican Party) ran for election for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance. He lost in the Republican primary on August 8, 2023.
Biography
Mitch Young served in the U.S. Navy from 1979 to 1999. Young earned an associate degree in liberal arts and humanities from St. Leo University in 1999. His career experience includes working as an outside machinist, stationary engineer, and maintenance technician with Tool Tech; and a nuclear repair coordinator and surface warfare specialist with the U.S. Navy.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Mississippi Insurance Commissioner election, 2023
General election
General election for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Mike Chaney defeated Bruce Burton in the general election for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Chaney (R) | 59.3 | 480,514 |
 | Bruce Burton (D) | 40.7 | 329,214 | |
| Total votes: 809,728 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance
Bruce Burton advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bruce Burton | 100.0 | 182,701 |
| Total votes: 182,701 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Mike Chaney defeated Mitch Young in the Republican primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Chaney | 80.2 | 292,382 |
 | Mitch Young | 19.8 | 72,389 | |
| Total votes: 364,771 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Young in this election.
2015
- See also: Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2015
Eleven state executive offices in Mississippi were up for election in 2015. The general election was held on November 3, 2015, following a primary election on August 4, 2015. Runoffs were scheduled for August 25 in case no candidate received a majority (50 percent plus one) of the popular vote in a given primary race.
Incumbent Bryant defeated Young in the Republican primary. Bryant defeated challengers Robert Gray (D) and Shawn O'Hara (I) in the general election.[2]
| Governor of Mississippi Republican Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Phil Bryant |
91.8% | 254,779 | ||
| Mitch Young | 8.2% | 22,628 | ||
| Total Votes | 277,407 | |||
| Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State. | ||||
Campaign finance
Pre-election report (July 1, 2015 - July 25, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $191,668.5 and spent a total of $140,202.44 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on July 28, 2015.[3]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
Phil Bryant |
Governor of Mississippi | $2,758,188.00 | $123,375.00 | $62,955.00 | $2,818,608.00 |
| Mitch Young |
Governor of Mississippi | $- | $0.00 | $65.00 | $40.00 |
Robert Gray |
Governor of Mississippi | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Valerie Short |
Governor of Mississippi | $7,112.26 | $5,750.00 | $8,354.48 | $4,507.78 |
| Vicki Slater |
Governor of Mississippi | $35,667.64 | $62,543.50 | $68,827.96 | $29,123.18 |
Shawn O'Hara |
Governor of Mississippi | $0.00 | $- | $- | $- |
| Grand Total Raised | $191,668.5 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $140,202.44 | ||||
Third periodic report (June 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $192,964.35 and spent a total of $174,984.23 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on July 10, 2015.[4]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Phil Bryant |
Governor of Mississippi | $2,721,336.00 | $165,242.00 | $128,391.00 | $2,758,188.00 |
| Mitch Young |
Governor of Mississippi | $- | $0 | $190.00 | $40.00 |
| Robert Gray |
Governor of Mississippi | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Valerie Short |
Governor of Mississippi | $- | $3,870.00 | $5,991.74 | $7,112.26 |
| Vicki Slater |
Governor of Mississippi | $52,226.78 | $23,852.35 | $40,411.49 | $35,667.64 |
| Shawn O'Hara |
Governor of Mississippi | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $192,964.35 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $174,984.23 | ||||
Second periodic report (May 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $206,264.36 and spent a total of $147,326.95 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on June 26, 2015.[5]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Phil Bryant |
Governor of Mississippi | $2,649,125.00 | $156,410.00 | $84,198.00 | $2,721,336.00 |
| Mitch Young |
Governor of Mississippi | $100.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $100.00 |
| Robert Gray |
Governor of Mississippi | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Valerie Short |
Governor of Mississippi | $14,928.57 | $5,528.91 | $11,275.61 | $9,250.64 |
| Vicki Slater |
Governor of Mississippi | $62,507.67 | $44,325.45 | $51,853.34 | $52,226.78 |
| Shawn O'Hara |
Governor of Mississippi | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $206,264.36 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $147,326.95 | ||||
First periodic report (Jan. 1, 2015 - April 30, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $620,707.9 and spent a total of $332,714.7 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on May 8, 2015.[6]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Phil Bryant |
Governor of Mississippi | $2,443,915.00 | $485,635.00 | $280,425.00 | $2,649,125.00 |
| Mitch Young |
Governor of Mississippi | $615.07 | $0 | $515.07 | $100.00 |
| Robert Gray |
Governor of Mississippi | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Valerie Short |
Governor of Mississippi | $0 | $30,353.87 | $15,425.30 | $14,928.57 |
| Vicki Slater |
Governor of Mississippi | $0 | $104,419.03 | $36,049.33 | $62,507.67 |
| Shawn O'Hara |
Governor of Mississippi | $0 | $300.00 | $300.00 | $0 |
| Grand Total Raised | $620,707.9 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $332,714.7 | ||||
Issues
Young issued the following statements regarding his bid for office:
| “ | I am the Citizen Candidate. I have a plan and a vision that will transcend our economy, fully fund MAEP and move Mississippi out of last place economically forever. Our education system is not broken but it has been mismanaged for decades. I can implement new ideas in pilot high schools that will make our graduating seniors workforce ready with the skillsets they need to succeed. Without increasing taxes one dime. I have a plan to fix the insurance issues on the gulf coast. Ten years post Katrina and the legislature has done nothing for our coastal citizens. I have been a Republican all my adult life. I believe in the party but I feel like the Party has lost its way. I don’t believe the Republicans are right on everything and I don’t believe the Democrats are wrong on everything. Lobbyist, Lawyers and Career Politicians have hijacked our state government and represent themselves more than the people who elect them. You have a choice in August between a Citizen with a plan and a career politician on the Party Dole. If you like being the minimum wage state re-elect the people that got that title for you. We have some issues in Mississippi but we can do better! [7] |
” |
| —Mitch Young, [1] | ||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mitch Young did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on May 28, 2015
- ↑ Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," August 04, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed July 12, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," May 8, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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