18 Facts About Victor Mitchell

Victor Mitchell was born on December 12,1965 and is an American businessman and former legislator in Colorado.

Victor Mitchell served one term in office and did not stand for re-election in 2008.

In February 2017, Victor Mitchell filed papers to be a candidate for Colorado Governor in 2018.

Victor Mitchell's career centered primarily in business starting from the age of 21.

Victor Mitchell has served on advisory boards of the Denver Metro Chamber and the Denver Better Business Bureau.

In 2003, Victor Mitchell acquired control of Ricochet Networks, a data service provider that had suffered multiple bankruptcies.

Victor Mitchell returned to school to earn a Master of Public Administration degree in 2005 from Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University.

In June 2008, Victor Mitchell founded Lead Funding, a private lender to real estate investors, homebuilders, and developers across the United States.

Politically, Victor Mitchell chaired the Douglas County arm of the political committee opposing Colorado's 2005 Referendum C, and was a director of the Colorado Leadership Program of the Rockies.

In 2006, Victor Mitchell faced Democrat Linda Constantine in the overwhelmingly Republican district.

Victor Mitchell campaigned on his opposition to Referendum C, and on his support for education reform, including support for charter schools.

Victor 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.

In 2007, as a state legislator, Victor Mitchell was named a member of the Colorado Legislative Leadership Team for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.

Victor Mitchell criticized the Democratic version of the bill for not having sufficiently high penalties for striking state employees.

Victor Mitchell has 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.

Victor Mitchell unsuccessful ran for Governor of Colorado in the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election.

Victor Mitchell was defeated by a large margin in the Republican primaries by Walker Stapleton, with 151,585 votes to 239,861.

Currently a resident of Longboat Key, Florida, Victor Mitchell has three children, Lauren a New York City educator, David a United States Army Lieutenant, and Emily, a college student.