Bill Mitchell (politician)

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Bill Mitchell

Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 87th district
In office 1999 -

Born	March 29, 1960 (1960-03-29) (age 48) Decatur, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Religion	Roman Catholic

Bill Mitchell is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 87th district since 1999.

Bill Mitchell is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University, recewiving a B.A. in Political Science in 1982. He has been a Decatur City Councilman, Macon County Republican Chairman, and Mayor Pro Tem 1997-1998. He has sponsored curfew laws and made efforts to cut government waste, reduce taxes and institute juvenile justice reform.

An August 30, 2003 newpaper article in the Bloomington Pantagraph ^[1] stated that Mitchell was arrested for DUI near Heyworth, Illinois, ^[2] and was also charged with improper traffic lane usage. ^[3] The McLean County Sheriff's report indicated that his breath-alcohol level was 0.186 percent, which is more than twice Illinois legal BAC limit of .08. ^[4] Mitchell pled guilty to both charges and was sentenced to 24 months of court supervision. ^[5]

Representative Bill Mitchell has also repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff:

http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=18272

This candidate will be asked again to provide responses during the general election according to the project Vote Smart Website.