Ex-Michigan congressman who quit GOP over Trump claim dies
DRYDEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan congressman who quit the Republican Party to protest GOP efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump has died.
Paul Mitchell died Sunday, according to a statement his family provided to CNN. He was 64.
In June, Mitchell told radio station WJR that he had been diagnosed with renal cancer and survived a high-risk surgery to remove a mass and a blood clot near his heart. He said he would be starting immunotherapy against cancer.
“I am immensely proud of him and never more so then when he was the lone voice in a sea of politicians who cared more about power than the true definition of the office,” his wife Sherry said in the statement.
Mitchell, of Lapeer County’s Dryden Township 40 miles north of Detroit, served two terms representing the 10th District in Michigan’s Thumb region but did not seek reelection in 2020 — citing a desire to focus on his family and expressing frustration with his time in Washington. In December, near the end of his second term, he left the GOP and became an independent amid Trump’s false claims that he beat Biden.
“It is unacceptable for political candidates to treat our election system as though we are a third-world nation and incite distrust of something so basic as the sanctity of our vote,” he said at the time.
“Congressman Paul Mitchell served Michiganders with integrity, bringing Midwest grit to our nation’s capital to champion issues important to our state and its people,” state Republican Party Chair
A retired vocational school company CEO, Mitchell spent millions of his fortune to win in 2016. There will be no public funeral. His wife urged people wishing to honor him to donate money to local foster care charities.
Reconnect Breakfast planned by Association of Legal Administrators
The Association of Legal Administrators, Metropolitan Detroit Chapter, will host a Reconnect Breakfast on Thursday, August 19, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Troy Marriott, 200 W Big Beaver Rd in Troy.
The ALA Metro Detroit Chapter has new board members, new business partners, and new members all looking to reconnect after a long time apart. There is no other agenda to this meeting other than to just see each other, have some breakfast, chat, and do a little charity work.
ALA is supporting Elli’s House 313 which is a non-profit organization focused on helping young girls and women of Detroit who have run away from home or found themselves involved in human trafficking. Elli’s House 313 is involved with the reunification of families, caring support, education, outreach, and also provides snacks and meals during street outreach and has a residential program for those without housing. Elli’s House is frequently in need of flip flops and leggings for the girls. ALA will be collecting flip flops of all sizes and colors as well as leggings in size medium or large. Donations will be collected at the Reconnect Breakfast and all events for the rest of this year.
There is no cost for ALA members or business partners to attend the Reconnect Breakfast. Guests can attend for $25. To register, visit www.aladetroit.org and click on “events.”
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