Swordsmyth
07-25-2019, 01:29 AM
Second-term Republican Rep. Paul Mitchell of Michigan announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election to Congress, citing a desire to focus on his family and expressing frustration with his time in Washington.The decision was a surprise because Mitchell is 62 and was elected less than three years ago to a safe GOP seat in a critical battleground state. He said his goal has been to address significant challenges facing the country, such as health care, immigration and infrastructure.
"However, it appears to me that rhetoric overwhelms policy, and politics consumes much of the oxygen in this city," Mitchell said in an emotional speech on the House floor. "The time has come to make a difference for my family — to focus my time and energy upon them, their needs, their goals."
Mitchell last week criticized President Donald Trump (https://apnews.com/fde16747215f48d78ac2a557e773df28) for tweeting that four Democratic congresswoman of color should "go back" to countries "from which they came," but he opposed a Democratic-backed House resolution that condemned the comments as racist. Mitchell subsequently asked Vice President Mike Pence for a meeting with Trump to discuss the tweets and how the crowd at a Trump rally chanted "send her back" about one of the women, Somali-born Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. The other three women were born in the U.S.
Mitchell represents Michigan's 10th Congressional District, which includes the rural Thumb region and portions of Macomb County in suburban Detroit. The district's voters heavily backed Trump in 2016, and Mitchell's departure will likely spark a highly contested Republican primary.
More at: https://news.yahoo.com/michigan-rep-mitchell-wont-seek-141307618.html
https://www.thenewamerican.com/freedom-index
Dist.10: Paul Mitchell (https://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=828&nameid=M001201) - 53%
Good riddance.
"However, it appears to me that rhetoric overwhelms policy, and politics consumes much of the oxygen in this city," Mitchell said in an emotional speech on the House floor. "The time has come to make a difference for my family — to focus my time and energy upon them, their needs, their goals."
Mitchell last week criticized President Donald Trump (https://apnews.com/fde16747215f48d78ac2a557e773df28) for tweeting that four Democratic congresswoman of color should "go back" to countries "from which they came," but he opposed a Democratic-backed House resolution that condemned the comments as racist. Mitchell subsequently asked Vice President Mike Pence for a meeting with Trump to discuss the tweets and how the crowd at a Trump rally chanted "send her back" about one of the women, Somali-born Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. The other three women were born in the U.S.
Mitchell represents Michigan's 10th Congressional District, which includes the rural Thumb region and portions of Macomb County in suburban Detroit. The district's voters heavily backed Trump in 2016, and Mitchell's departure will likely spark a highly contested Republican primary.
More at: https://news.yahoo.com/michigan-rep-mitchell-wont-seek-141307618.html
https://www.thenewamerican.com/freedom-index
Dist.10: Paul Mitchell (https://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=828&nameid=M001201) - 53%
Good riddance.