Mitchell S. Setzer

{{Short description|American politician from North Carolina}}

{{use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mitchell Setzer

| image = Mitchell S. Setzer.jpg

| office = Speaker pro tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives

| term_start = January 8, 2025

| term_end =

| leader = Destin Hall

| predecessor = Sarah Stevens

| successor =

| office1 = Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives

| term_start1 = January 1, 1999

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Robert Brawley

| successor1 =

| constituency1 = 43rd District (1999–2003)
89th District (2003–Present)

| birth_name = Mitchell Smith Setzer

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|3|12}}

| birth_place = Catawba, North Carolina, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| education = Lees-McRae College
University of North Carolina, Greensboro (BA)

| website = {{url|ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/149|State House website}}

}}

Mitchell Smith Setzer (born March 12, 1965)[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/21013/mitchell-setzer Project Vote Smart Biography] is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's eighty-ninth House district, including constituents in Catawba county.[ftp://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/data/ElectResults/1996_11_05/19961105_results_NC_House.pdf N.C. Board of Elections: 1996 General Election Results (The 89th district was then the 43rd.)]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Setzer was born in and resides in Catawba, North Carolina. A sales professional, and executive vice president of his family's company, Smith Setzer and Son, a pipe company based out of the town of Catawba, he is currently serving in the North Carolina State House.{{cite web |url=http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&nUserID=149 |title=Representative Mitchell S. Setzer (Rep) |publisher=North Carolina General Assembly official website |access-date=June 7, 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mitchell_Setzer|title=Mitchell Setzer|accessdate=2021-11-21}}

Committee assignments

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=2025–2026 Session=

  • Energy and Public Utilities
  • Ethics
  • Finance
  • Select Committee on Helene Recovery
  • Insurance

=2023–2024 Session=

  • Energy and Public Utilities
  • Ethics (Vice Chair)
  • Finance (Senior Chair)
  • Health
  • Insurance (Chair)
  • Local Government
  • UNC BOG Nominations

=2021–2022 Session=

  • Insurance (Chair)
  • Finance (Senior Chair)
  • Ethics (Vice Chair)
  • Energy and Public Utilities
  • Local Government
  • Health
  • UNC Board of Governors Nominations

=2019–2020 Session=

  • Insurance (Chair)
  • Finance (Senior Chair)
  • Ethics (Vice Chair)
  • Energy and Public Utilities
  • State and Local Government
  • Health

=2017–2018 Session=

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety
  • Insurance (Chair)
  • Finance (Chair)
  • Ethics
  • Health
  • State and Local Government II
  • Banking
  • Judiciary IV

=2015–2016 Session=

  • Insurance (Chair)
  • Finance (Chair)
  • Ethics
  • Health
  • Local Government
  • Judiciary IV
  • Aging

=2013–2014 Session=

  • Finance (Vice Chair)
  • Ethics (Vice Chair)
  • Government
  • Banking
  • Commerce and Job Development

=2011–2012 Session=

  • Finance (Chair)
  • Insurance (Vice Chair)
  • Ethics
  • Government
  • Banking
  • Commerce and Job Development
  • Public Utilities

=2009–2010 Session=

  • Insurance
  • Ethics
  • Finance
  • Financial Institutions
  • Rules

Electoral history

=2024=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2024[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2024&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1269] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)

| votes = 38,122

| percentage = 75.99%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Greg Cranford

| votes = 12,044

| percentage = 24.01%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 50,166

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2022=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district Republican primary election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/17/2022&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1750] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172323/https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=05/17/2022&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1750 |date=September 20, 2022 }} North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)

| votes = 5,516

| percentage = 57.19%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Kelli Weaver Moore

| votes = 3,016

| percentage = 31.27%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Benjamin Devine

| votes = 1,113

| percentage = 11.54%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 9,645

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2022[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1250] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124200539/https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1250 |date=November 24, 2022 }} North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)

| votes = 27,255

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 27,255

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2020=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2020[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/03/2020&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1258] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)

| votes = 31,044

| percentage = 74.35%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Greg Cranford

| votes = 10,711

| percentage = 25.65%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 41,755

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2018=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2018[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2018&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1092] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)

| votes = 18,959

| percentage = 72.25%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Greg Cranford

| votes = 7,281

| percentage = 27.75%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 26,240

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2016=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2016[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2016&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1164] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)

| votes = 28,409

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 28,409

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2014=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2014[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2014&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1009] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)

| votes = 16,616

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 16,616

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2012=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2012[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/06/2012&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1276] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)

| votes = 25,735

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 25,735

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2010=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2010[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2010&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1272] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)

| votes = 16,119

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 16,119

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2008=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2008[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/04/2008&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=1279] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)

| votes = 25,176

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 25,176

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2006=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2006[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/07/2006&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=242] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)

| votes = 11,301

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 11,301

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2004=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2004[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/02/2004&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=253] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)

| votes = 20,460

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 20,460

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2002=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2002[https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2002&county_id=0&office=NCH&contest=261] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)

| votes = 12,912

| percentage = 85.97%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Barry Woodfin

| votes = 2,107

| percentage = 14.03%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 15,019

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2000=

{{Election box begin no change|title=North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=781709|title=NC State House 043|publisher=Our Campaigns|accessdate=2021-09-27}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)

| votes = 23,886

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 23,886

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

{{reflist}}

{{s-start}}

{{s-par|us-nc-hs}}

{{s-bef|before=Robert Brawley}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 43rd district|years=1999–2003}}

{{s-aft|after=Mary McAllister}}

|-

{{s-bef|before=Mary Jarrell
Maggie Jeffus}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 89th district|years=2003–Present}}

{{s-inc}}

|-

{{s-bef|before=Sarah Stevens}}

{{s-ttl|title=Speaker pro tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives|years=2025–Present}}

{{s-inc}}

{{s-end}}

{{Current North Carolina statewide political officials}}

{{Current Speakers of U.S. state Houses of Representatives}}

{{North Carolina House of Representatives}}

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Category:1965 births

Category:20th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly

Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly

Category:Living people

Category:People from Catawba, North Carolina

Category:Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives