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.
}}
{{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.
}}
{{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.
}}
{{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.
}}
{{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.
}}
{{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.
}}
{{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.
}}
{{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.
}}
{{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.
}}
{{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.
}}
{{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.
}}
{{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.
}}
{{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.
}}
{{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}}
}}
{{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}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Setzer, Mitchell S.}}
Category:20th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
Category:People from Catawba, North Carolina
Category:Republican Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives