He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth-Cole Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998.
[3] He served as a backbench member of John Savage's government until April 2, 1997, when Savage appointed him to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Justice.
[1] Mitchell continued in the portfolio when Russell MacLellan took over as premier in July 1997.
[4] Mitchell was defeated by New Democrat Darrell Dexter when he ran for re-election in 1998.
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