Mitch Harper was the 2007 Republican nominee for the Fourth District Fort Wayne Common Council seat.
Mitch Harper won renomination as the Republican candidate for the Fourth District Common Council seat in the May 3, 2011, primary election.
The Fourth District is on the west side of the city of Fort Wayne and comprises Waynedale, Time Corners, and much of Aboite Township.
Mitch Harper officially announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for mayor of Fort Wayne on January 30, 2015.
Harper lost the general election to incumbent Democratic mayor Tom Henry on November 3, 2015.