Paul Mitchell (politician)

Paul Mitchell III (November 14, 1956 – August 15, 2021) was an American businessman and politician. He was a U.S. Representative for from 2017 until 2021. He first ran for congress in 2014, but lost the Republican nomination.
In July 2019, Mitchell announced he would not run for a third term in Congress because he wanted to spend more time with his family.
Mitchell was a member of the Republican Party until he left the party in December 2020 because of President Donald Trump's remarks that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and rigged.
In June 2021, Mitchell announced he had been diagnosed with stage-4 kidney cancer. He died from the disease on August 15, 2021 in Dryden Township, Michigan at the age of 64.