Mitch Carmichael

Mitch Carmichael
Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Economic Development
Assumed office
May 27, 2021
GovernorJim Justice
Preceded byOffice established
President of the West Virginia Senate
Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia
In office
January 11, 2017 – January 13, 2021
GovernorJim Justice
Preceded byBill Cole
Succeeded byCraig Blair
Majority Leader of the West Virginia Senate
In office
January 14, 2015 – January 11, 2017
Preceded byJohn Unger
Succeeded byRyan Ferns
Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 13, 2021
Serving with Eric Tarr
Preceded byKaren Facemyer
Succeeded byAmy Grady
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 12th district
In office
January 12, 2001 – January 9, 2013
Preceded byKaren Facemyer
Succeeded bySteve Westfall
Personal details
Born
Mitch Brian Carmichael

(1960-04-15) April 15, 1960 (age 64)
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationMarshall University (BBA)

Mitchell Carmichael[1] (born April 15, 1960) is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 4 from 2012 until his defeat in 2020. Prior to his service in the Senate, Carmichael served in the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 12 from 2000 through 2012. Carmichael was also a candidate for Governor of West Virginia in the 2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election. As President of the state Senate from January 2017 to January 2021, he held the title Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia. After his defeat in 2020, Governor Jim Justice appointed Carmichael as West Virginia's economic development director.[2]

  1. ^ "Mitchell Carmichael's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Mitch Carmichael will be state's new economic development director, Justice confirms". WV MetroNews. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-02-15.