Harry Mitchell
| Harry Mitchell | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | J. D. Hayworth |
| Succeeded by | David Schweikert |
| Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party | |
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In office 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Pederson |
| Succeeded by | David Waid |
| 30th Mayor of Tempe, Arizona | |
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In office 1978–1994 |
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| Preceded by | William J. LoPiano |
| Succeeded by | Neil Giuliano |
| Member of the Arizona Senate | |
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In office 1999-2006 |
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July 18, 1940 Phoenix, Arizona |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Marianne Mitchell |
| Residence | Tempe, Arizona |
| Alma mater | Arizona State University |
| Occupation | High school teacher |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Harry E. Mitchell (born July 18, 1940) is a former U.S. Representative who represented Arizona's 5th congressional district from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Born and raised in Tempe, Arizona, Mitchell earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Arizona State University in 1962. He later earned a Master of Public Administration degree from ASU in 1980.
He was a teacher at Tempe High School, his high school alma mater. He was also a professor; a member of the Tempe city council, 1970-1978; Mayor of Tempe, 1978-1994; a member of the Arizona senate, 1999-2006; and Arizona Democratic Party chairman, 2006-2006. He was elected as a Democrat to the 110th and 111th Congress (January 3, 2007 - January 3, 2011). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 112th Congress in 2010.
In 1970, Harry Mitchell sought and won a seat on the elected-at-large Tempe City Council. Re-elected in 1974, Mitchell ran for Mayor of Tempe in 1978, gaining a majority of votes cast in the primary and avoiding a runoff. He went on to win every subsequent election for Mayor in landslides until his retirement in 1994. A large statue of Mitchell stands just off Mill Avenue, next to City Hall and the other buildings comprising the Harry E. Mitchell Municipal Complex.
After retiring in 1994, Mitchell sought the Arizona Democratic Party's nomination for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, a constitutionally mandated statewide-elected official charged with the management of Arizona's public schools. Mitchell narrowly lost in the primary — he attributes his only election loss to his inexperience in partisan races — and his opponent went on to lose the general election.
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