His connections to the bail-bond business led to criticisms of conflict of interest in 1999 during his Senate term, at which time he said he did no work outside of his elected office.
Parris Glendening's redistricting plan that ended with the Maryland Court of Appeals finding the map unconstitutional, but reporting also mentioned Mitchell's support for successful Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Ehrlich and an ethics reprimand from the General Assembly.
[6] Mitchell said he would leave the Democratic Party in December 2001 because the governor's legislative redistricting map, by merging the 47th district into his 44th, hurt minority representation.
[citation needed] Mitchell was also fined $350 in 2001 for failing to submit required annual financial disclosure forms in a timely manner.
[1] On January 2, 2012, following the death of fellow radio host Ron Smith, Mitchell's program was expanded to four hours, running 10 AM to 2 PM, Monday-Friday, while dropping Saturdays.