Marathon Pundit: Republican Paul Mitchell files petitions for Ill. House

An energized Illinois Republican Party is producing new kinds of candidates. Including Paul Mitchell of Lake County.

From Mitchell press release:

Hainesville Resident Paul Mitchell announced today that he filed the necessary forms in Springfield bright and early on Monday morning, October 26th, 2009, to be a candidate in the February 2nd, 2010 Republican primary.

Mitchell is bidding for the nomination for the State House Representative seat in Illinois’ 62nd District. His opponent is Republican incumbent, Sandy Cole.

While a political newcomer, Mitchell is no stranger to teamwork and building organizations: he is an Air Force Veteran, community leader and father of five, who now works as a business consultant.

To enter the race, Mitchell filed over 1,000 petition signatures, more than twice the statutory requirement of 500 signatures.. Saying that he is "running on the Republican platform, not away from it," Mitchell says, "I'm facing an incumbent who hasn't had an opponent on the ballot since 2006. I think it’s time that Lake County Republican voters had some alternatives."

Mitchell will be opening his campaign headquarters in Gurnee in November. His campaign website is http://paulfor62.com.

The 62nd District includes all parts of th villages of Hainesville, Grayslake, Gurnee, Lake Villa, Lindenhurst, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Third Lake, Wildwood, and others.