Mahlon Mitchell

Mitchell was born in Milwaukee and grew up in Delavan, Wisconsin. Mitchell worked as a street outreach coordinator, linking at-risk youth with community services, and for six years as a real estate agent in the Madison area. Prior to his election as President of the Fire Fighter's Association, Mitchell served as a firefighter for more than fifteen years in Madison, Wisconsin.[http://mahlonmitchell.com/about-mahlon/ About Mahlon] MahlonMitchell.com Retrieved March 19, 2012. Mitchell has served as a counselor at the Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety's Burn Camp, which he also directed for five years. This summer camp worked with burn-injured youth to help them cope with their unique situation and build a network of support. Mitchell was promoted to lieutenant in the Madison Fire Department in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/documents/OrgChart.pdf|title=Organizational Chart, Madison Fire Dept.|date=2011-06-20|accessdate=3 November 2011}}

Mitchell worked to help pass two pieces of legislation that were seen as victories for fire fighters across the state, including the Infectious Disease Presumption Law to ensure that firefighters are covered if they contract a disease or disability on the job, and a law ensuring that families and spouses of fire fighters who die in the line of duty will have their health insurance premiums covered.

Mitchell was sought out by the national media as a critic of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s collective bargaining changes, which prompted weeks of demonstrations in Madison.{{cite web|url=http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/nov/03/mahlon-mitchell/potential-recall-candidate-says-walker-gave-compan/|title=Potential recall candidate says Walker gave companies two years of no taxes|date=November 3, 2011|publisher=PolitiFact Wisconsin|language=|accessdate=3 November 2011}}

In late October 2011, a movement to draft him to run against Walker for the office of Governor of Wisconsin surfaced on the internet. In response, Mitchell stated he would consider running in a potential recall election.{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Don|title=Mahlon Mitchell for governor campaign launched|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/132776233.html|accessdate=3 November 2011|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=28 October 2011}}{{cite web|title=Another Possible Candidate Eyes Recall Run For Governor|url=http://www.channel3000.com/news/Another-Possible-Candidate-Eyes-Recall-Run-For-Governor/-/1648/8299822/-/ase1rjz/-/index.html|publisher=Channel 3000 CBS News|accessdate=3 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430164300/http://www.channel3000.com/news/Another-Possible-Candidate-Eyes-Recall-Run-For-Governor/-/1648/8299822/-/ase1rjz/-/index.html|archive-date=30 April 2012|url-status=dead}} On March 19, 2012, Mitchell announced his candidacy for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in a recall election against Rebecca Kleefisch.{{cite web|last=Mux|first=Lisa|title=Mahlon Mitchell to make announcement on 3/19|url=http://bloggingblue.com/2012/03/17/mahlon-mitchell-to-make-announcement-on-319/|publisher=Blogging Blue|accessdate=19 March 2012}} While victorious in the Democratic Primary, Mitchell was defeated in the June 5, 2012 election with 1,156,520 votes to Kleefisch's 1,301,739. In 2013, Mitchell received an honorary degree from the National Labor College Maritime Institute of Graduate Studies.{{cite news|title=National Labor College Names Honorary Degree Recipients|url=http://www.nlc.edu/national-labor-college-names-honorary-degree-recipients/|accessdate=29 January 2018|publisher=National Labor College|date=2013}}

In 2018, Mitchell sought the Democratic nomination for Governor, and came in second in the primary to Tony Evers.

Mitchell is married with two children and lives in Madison, Wisconsin.[http://mahlonmitchell.com/about-mahlon About Mahlon], MahlonMitchell.com; retrieved March 19, 2012.

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• [http://mahlonmitchell.com/ Official website]

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| title = President of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin

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