Steve Mitchell

Steve Mitchell is the City Councilman for Place 6 in Richardson, Texas. Mitchell has served as the representative for Place 6 since May 2005. In addition, Mitchell served as Mayor of Richardson from May 2007 to May 2009, when he replaced long-serving Mayor Gary Slagel, who in turn replaced Mitchell as Mayor in May 2009. Prior to 2012, mayors in Richardson were elected from the council, and the office was not a separate place. Therefore, council member and one-time mayor Mitchell was always the representative from Place 6, before, during, and after his term as mayor. Early life Steve Mitchell's parents moved the family to Richardson, Texas, in 1965 when Steve was three years old. Steve attended elementary schools in the Richardson Independent School District until the sixth grade. With the addition of a third child, the Mitchell family relocated to McKinney, Texas in 1973 where they purchased a turn-of-the century Victorian home several blocks from the town square. After graduating from McKinney High School in 1980, Steve enrolled at the University of North Texas (then known as North Texas State University) where he received both his bachelor's and master’s of science degrees in Accounting with an emphasis in Tax in 1985.