Member, Lake County Regional Board of Education, 2002-2013

Candidate, United States President, 2008

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Illinois, District 8, 2006

Member, Lake County Board, 1984-1986, 1989-1990

Member, Lake County Forest Preserve District, 1984-1986, 1989-1990

Member, Union Drainage District Board, 1980-1987

President, Union Drainage District Board, 1982-1987

Member, Highland Park Mosquito Abatement District, 1978-1985

President, Highland Park Mosquito Abatement District, 1981-1985

Trustee, West Deerfield Township, 1981-1984

Board Member, College Lake County Academic Affairs Sub-Committee, 1999-2001

Student Representative, College Lake County Student Advisory of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, 1997-2001

Water Plant Operator, City of Highland Park, 1992-2015

Facilities Manager, Saddlebrook Farms, Grayslake, 1991-1992

Sales Engineer, Waste-Tech, Incorporated, 1987-1988

Management, The Huff Company, Incorporated, 1976-1987

Buyer Trainee, Dean Foods Company, 1975-1976

Petty Officer First Class, United States Navy and Naval Reserves, Vietnam, 1967-1974

Assistant to Sanitary Engineer, A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company, 1966-1967

Lab Technician, Archer Daniels Midland Company, 1965-1966

Member, Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society

President, Friends of the Lake Villa Public Library District, 2001-2005

Member, Lake Villa District Library Board, 1991-2003

Adult Leader, Boy Scouts of America, Troop 190, 1995-2000

Coach, Lindenhurt Youth Soccer League, 1993-1998

Coach, Youth Iceless Hockey Association, 1994-1998

President, Mallard Ridge Estates Homeowners Association, 1993-1997

Member, Fort Sheridan Commission, 1989-1990

Delegate, Illinois Pre-White House Conference, 1990

Father's Name:

James C. Mitchell.

Father's Occupation:

Self employed manufacturer's representative.

Favorite Actor/Actress:

John Wayne, Doris Day.

Favorite Athlete:

Bob Mathias.

Favorite Author:

Several - Abrose, Chrichton, Clancy, Grisham, Griffin, Michener.

Favorite Book:

W.E.B (William Edmund Butterworth) Griffin Series.

Favorite Color:

Dandelion yellow.

Favorite Food:

Salads and Mexican.

Favorite Movie:

Manchurian Candidate.

Favorite Musician:

Louis Armstrong.

Favorite President and Why:

Thomas Jefferson because he set a standard for nation building, political insight, leadership, integrity and service above self.

Favorite Quote:

"The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole. Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when he doe s right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile. To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else.

"Roosevelt in the Kansas City Star", 149
May 7, 1918.

Favorite Sport:

Football.

Favorite TV Shows:

Law and Order, CSI (Crime Scence Invesitgation) series, Modern Marvels, History Channel.

Favorite Type of Music:

Classical.

Favorite Vacation Spot:

United States National Parks.

Favorite Websites:

Google - portal to the world.

First Job:

Grade school newspaper route, high school caddying, college bus buy in a sorority, first real job - labratory technician Archer Daniels Midland Company.

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Politics, reading, gardening, bicycling, volunteering.

Mother's Name:

Ruth L. Mitchell.

Mother's Occupation:

Home maker, business associate with husband.

Name one thing you would most like to do before you die:

Speak at the United Nations about world peace and reaching universal participation in setting and successfully implementing this agenda for the rest of the century.

Number of Grandchildren:

10 grand children (I have 3 brothers).

Person Most Want to Meet (Dead or Alive):

I would like to meet Benjamin Franklin because he had an insatiable curiosity about people, customs, governance and science. The concepts of his writings and other contributions are still valuable today.

Personal Hero and Why:

My father. Respected my mother, he worked hard, treated us well, helped us to see both sides to an issue, volunteered in the community with elected office, and attended church regularly, WWII Army veteran.

Pets (include names):

No pets. We used to have golden retrievers, they were fantastic!