Victor Mitchell
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During the 2007 legislative session, Mitchell served on the House Education Committee, the House Finance Committee, and the Legislative Audit Committee. Mitchell expressed his frustration with the pace of educational reform as a minority member of the Education Committee, blaming the lack of substantial reform on teachers' unions.
Building upon his work with Project Lifesaver
, Mitchell sponsored successful legislation to encourage the project's expansion, including $380,000 in grants to counties to provide tracking bracelets for cognitively impaired people and coordination with law enforcement agencies.
's presidential campaign. Shortly before Super Tuesday
in February, he was announced as a Douglas County
chair for Romney's campaign. After Romney dropped out of the presidential race a few days later, Mitchell offered support for Arizona Sen. John McCain
.
After joining with moderate Republicans to criticize an executive order issued by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter
allowing collective bargaining for state workers, Mitchell unsuccessfully attempted to amend a Republican proposal for punishing striking public employees to moderate fines; both his amendment and the Republican version of the proposal failed in committee. Mitchell criticized the Democratic version of the bill for not having sufficiently high penalties for striking state employees.
Mitchell has also proposed legislation to require students to pass a high school proficiency exam before graduating, and to enhance the ability of the state to inspect public school buildings by giving the Division of Oil and Public Safety the power to delegate building inspections to other parties, a measure which passed the state house.
Building upon his work with Project Lifesaver
Project Lifesaver
Project Lifesaver International is a non-profit 501 corporation founded in October 1998, by Chief Gene Saunders, regarded as the Father of, and subject matter expert on electronic tracking of persons at risk, and 2010 Presidential Citizens Medal nominee, in association with, the Chesapeake,...
, Mitchell sponsored successful legislation to encourage the project's expansion, including $380,000 in grants to counties to provide tracking bracelets for cognitively impaired people and coordination with law enforcement agencies.
2008 presidential election
In 2007, as a state legislator, Mitchell was named a member of the Colorado Legislative Leadership Team for former Massachusetts governor Mitt RomneyMitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination.The son of George W...
's presidential campaign. Shortly before Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday
In the United States, Super Tuesday, in general, refers to the Tuesday in February or March of a presidential election year when the greatest number of states hold primary elections to select delegates to national conventions at which each party's presidential candidates are officially nominated...
in February, he was announced as a Douglas County
Douglas County, Colorado
Douglas County is the eighth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado, in the United States. The county is located midway between Colorado's two largest cities: Denver and Colorado Springs...
chair for Romney's campaign. After Romney dropped out of the presidential race a few days later, Mitchell offered support for Arizona Sen. John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
.
2008 legislative session
In the 2008 session of the Colorado General Assembly, Mitchell sat on the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee and the Legislative Audit Committee.After joining with moderate Republicans to criticize an executive order issued by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter
Bill Ritter (politician)
August William "Bill" Ritter is an American politician of the Democratic Party, and was the 41st Governor of the state of Colorado, from 2007 to 2011. Before his election in 2006, he served as the district attorney for Denver...
allowing collective bargaining for state workers, Mitchell unsuccessfully attempted to amend a Republican proposal for punishing striking public employees to moderate fines; both his amendment and the Republican version of the proposal failed in committee. Mitchell criticized the Democratic version of the bill for not having sufficiently high penalties for striking state employees.
Mitchell has also proposed legislation to require students to pass a high school proficiency exam before graduating, and to enhance the ability of the state to inspect public school buildings by giving the Division of Oil and Public Safety the power to delegate building inspections to other parties, a measure which passed the state house.