Paul Mitchell * * *
Michigan Representative // District 10 of 14 // Independent // retiring
Armed Services // Transportation and Infrastructure
Michigan Representative // District 10 of 14 // Independent // retiring
Armed Services // Transportation and Infrastructure
12.15.20
Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-Mich.), a conservative who is retiring at the end of this term, [announced] that he is leaving the Republican Party to protest what he characterized as the GOP’s blanket decision “to treat our election system as though we are a third-world nation.” “If Republican leaders collectively sit back and tolerate unfounded conspiracy theories and ‘stop the steal’ rallies without speaking out for our electoral process ... our nation will be damaged,” Mitchell wrote in a letter to McCarthy and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel.
—Mike Lillis & Scott Wong, "GOP leaders pinched by pro-Trump bid to reverse election outcome," 15 Dec. 2020 {6:00 AM EST} *
Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-Mich.), a conservative who is retiring at the end of this term, [announced] that he is leaving the Republican Party to protest what he characterized as the GOP’s blanket decision “to treat our election system as though we are a third-world nation.” “If Republican leaders collectively sit back and tolerate unfounded conspiracy theories and ‘stop the steal’ rallies without speaking out for our electoral process ... our nation will be damaged,” Mitchell wrote in a letter to McCarthy and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel.
—Mike Lillis & Scott Wong, "GOP leaders pinched by pro-Trump bid to reverse election outcome," 15 Dec. 2020 {6:00 AM EST} *