{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Darin Mitchell | image = Darin Mitchell by Gage Skidmore.jpg | state_house = Arizona | district = 13th<ref name="AL">{{cite web |url= http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=75&Legislature=51 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20131223171825/http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=75&Legislature=51 |url-status= dead |archive-date= December 23, 2013 |title= Darin Mitchell |publisher= Arizona State Legislature |location= Phoenix, Arizona |accessdate= December 23, 2013 }}</ref> | term_start = January 14, 2013 | term_end = January 14, 2019 | predecessor = | successor = Joanne Osborne | birth_date = | birth_place = Alma, Michigan | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = Arizona State University | profession = | website = {{URL|darin-mitchell.com}} }}
'''Darin Mitchell''' (born in Alma, Michigan)<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/141383 |title= Darin Mitchell's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= December 23, 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/08/29/arizona-legislature-primary-election-2018-incumbents-lose/1135941002/|title=Incumbents in the Arizona Legislature lose out as insurgent wave takes hold|first=Rachel|last=Leingang|website=The Arizona Republic}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2022/07/13/mitchell-trump-endorsement-claim-touted-questioned |title= Mitchell Trump Endorsement Claim Touted, Questioned |publisher= Arizona Daily Independent |date= July 13, 2022 |access-date= January 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Endorsements by Donald Trump |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Endorsements_by_Donald_Trump |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> * 2014 Mitchell and Steve Montenegro defeated Diane Landis in the Republican primary. Mitchell and Montenegro defeated Steve Hansen in the general election.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://apps.azsos.gov/election/2014/General/Canvass2014GE.pdf|title= State of Arizona Official Canvass 2014 General Election November 4, 2014 |publisher= Secretary of State of Arizona |location= Phoenix, Arizona |page= 9 |accessdate= March 18, 2016}}</ref> * 2012 With incumbent Democratic Representatives Anna Tovar running for Arizona Senate, Martín 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;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/Primary/Canvass.pdf |title=State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012 |publisher=Secretary of State of Arizona |location=Phoenix, Arizona |page=10 |accessdate=December 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112230133/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/Primary/Canvass.pdf |archivedate=November 12, 2013 }}</ref> Mitchell won the second seat in the November 6, 2012 General election with 35,968 votes above four write-in candidates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/General/Canvass2012GE.pdf |title=State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 General Election November 6, 2012 |publisher=Secretary of State of Arizona |location=Phoenix, Arizona |page=10 |accessdate=December 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235642/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/General/Canvass2012GE.pdf |archivedate=November 12, 2013 }}</ref> Representative Jones had challenged Mitchell's legal qualifications as a candidate, alleging that he did not actually reside in the district as he claimed.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/09/04/darin-mitchell-winning-az-gop-primary-winne-candidate-ran-in-republican-district-while-living-in-democratic-district/ |title= Winning GOP candidate ran in Republican district while living in Democratic district |author= Hank Stephenson |publisher= Arizona Capitol Times |date= September 4, 2012 |access-date= January 15, 2023 |archive-url= 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/ |archive-date= October 14, 2012 |url-status= live}}</ref> The Superior Court agreed that Mitchell had violated Arizona election law and misrepresented his true place of residence.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/09/17/darin-mitchell-removed-from-ld13-ballot |title= Mitchell removed from ballot |author= Hank Stephenson |date= September 17, 2012 |access-date= January 15, 2023 |url-access= subscription}}</ref> The decision was reversed on appeal on purely procedural grounds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jones v. Mitchell, No. 1 CA-CV 12-0627 EL {{!}} Ariz. Ct. App., Judgment, Law, casemine.com |url=https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914e3a6add7b049348fc156 |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=casemine.com |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://archive.today/20131223171825/http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=75&Legislature=51 Official page] at the Arizona State Legislature * [http://www.darin-mitchell.com/ Campaign site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224102413/http://www.darin-mitchell.com/ |date=2013-12-24 }} * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=141383 | fec= | congress= }}<!-- Links formerly displayed via the CongLinks template: * [http://ballotpedia.org/Darin_Mitchell Biography] at Ballotpedia * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=1413866 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics * -->
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