Steve Mitchell is the City Councilman for Place 6 in Richardson, Texas. Mitchell has served as the representative for Place 6 since May 2005. In addition, Mitchell served as Mayor of Richardson from May 2007 to May 2009, when he replaced long-serving Mayor Gary Slagel, who in turn replaced Mitchell as Mayor in May 2009. Prior to 2012, mayors in Richardson were elected from the council, and the office was not a separate place. Therefore, council member and one-time mayor Mitchell was always the representative from Place 6, before, during, and after his term as mayor.
Early life
Steve Mitchell's parents moved the family to Richardson, Texas, in 1965 when Steve was three years old. Steve attended elementary schools in the Richardson Independent School District until the sixth grade. With the addition of a third child, the Mitchell family relocated to McKinney, Texas in 1973 where they purchased a turn-of-the century Victorian home several blocks from the town square. After graduating from McKinney High School in 1980, Steve enrolled at the University of North Texas where he received both his bachelor's and master’s of science degrees in Accounting with an emphasis in Tax in 1985. From 1982 through 1986, Steve's father Travis served on the McKinney City Council.
Civic activities
Prior to serving on Richardson's City Council, Mitchell participated in a number of civic activities:
Richardson Rotary Club, where Mitchell served as Vocational Service Director, Camp RYLA Chairman, and RISD-Rotary D-FY-IT Chairman.
Sign Control Board where Mitchell served for over 10 years, with his last year as Chairman.
Dallas County Republican Precinct Chairman for Precinct 1700
Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition
Political career
Richardson City Council
in 2005, Mitchell ran for the open seat in Place 6 of the Richardson City Council, incumbent Carol Wilson having chosen not to run again. In a three-way race, Mitchell received just over 50% of the vote, avoiding a runoff:
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Steve Mitchell
2,326
50.60%
Craig Cotton
785
17.08%
Bernard "Bernie" Mayoff
1,486
32.33%
In 2007, Mitchell was reelected to the Place 6 seat by a much larger majority:
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Steve Mitchell
4,007
72.55%
Matthew Moseley
1,516
27.45%
In addition to being the representative from Place 6 on the City Council, Mitchell served as Mayor from 2007 to 2009. In 2009, Mitchell was unopposed for Place 6: In 2011, Mitchell was again unopposed for Place 6: Mitchell is the Council liaison to
Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition
Mayor of Richardson
Mitchell served as Mayor of the City of Richardson from 2007 to 2009. While Mitchell was mayor, Richardson received its first bond ratings from Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s as AAA from both agencies. While the ratings were the result of years of work, Mayor Mitchell was proud to have this designation occur during his term as mayor as a result of his continuation of the Council’s pro-business policies.
