Joe Mitchell | |
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Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 84th district | |
In office January 14, 2019 –January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Dave Heaton |
Succeeded by | Jeff Shipley (redistricted) |
Personal details | |
Born | Wayland,Iowa,U.S. | April 23,1997
Political party | Republican |
Education | Drake University (BA) |
Joe Mitchell (born April 23,1997) is an American politician from the state of Iowa. He was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2018. [1] [2] Sworn in at the age of 21,he was the youngest member to ever be elected to the Iowa House. [3] Mitchell was previously a student at Drake University. [4]
Mitchell served as the Iowa House Assistant Leader,a leadership position in the Iowa House Republican caucus. [5] Mitchell served on the following committees:Administration and Rules,Commerce,Judiciary,State Government,Ways and Means,and the RIFF Budget Subcommittee. [6]
Mitchell lost to fellow state Representative Jeff Shipley in the Republican primary in June 2022 after redistricting placed both of their homes in the same district. [7]
Following his defeat,Mitchell worked on President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 transition team. He later worked in the Federal Housing Finance Agency before being appointed to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In September 2025,Mitchell announced that he would run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Iowa's 2nd congressional district,seeking to succeed Ashley Hinson,who is running for U.S. Senate. [8]
Mitchell is the founder of Run Gen Z,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." [9]
Mitchell also owns and operates a real estate company based in Mount Pleasant that works to develop housing for rural communities. [10]