Joe Mitchell (born April 23, 1997) is an American politician from the state of Iowa. He was elected to the

Iowa House of Representatives The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ...

in 2018. Sworn in at the age of 21, he was the youngest member to ever be elected to the Iowa House. Mitchell was previously a student at

Drake University Drake University is a private university in Des Moines, Iowa. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, including professional programs in business, law, and pharmacy. Drake's law school is among the 25 oldest in the United States. Hi ...

Iowa House of Representatives

Mitchell served as the Iowa House Assistant Leader, a leadership position in the Iowa House Republican caucus. Mitchell served on the following committees: Administration and Rules, Commerce, Judiciary, State Government, Ways and Means, and the RIFF Budget Subcommittee. Mitchell lost to Jeff Shipley in the Republican primary in June 2022.

Personal

Mitchell is the founder and chairman of Run GenZ, a nationally recognized nonprofit, with the mission to "prepare Generation Z leaders to take action, take charge and take control of the future by supporting the vision of the founders of this country and supporting conservative political values such as limited government, free market capitalism, individual responsibility and fiscal restraint." Mitchell also owns and operates a real estate company based in Mount Pleasant that works to develop housing for rural communities.

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1997 births Living people Drake University alumni Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 21st-century American legislators {{Iowa-politician-stub