Mitch Irwin (born July 8, 1952) is a former Democratic member of the

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, serving from 1979 through 1990, and was director of two state executive departments under former Governor

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. Irwin was a member of the Michigan 4-H Board of Trustees and the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame Board of Trustees. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the

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in 1976, and for Congress in 1988.The Political Graveyard
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