Keiffer Mitchell Jr.
Keiffer Mitchell Jr. | |
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Mitchell in 2011 | |
| Acting Chief of Staff to the Governor of Maryland | |
| In office August 17, 2020 – October 26, 2020 | |
| Governor | Larry Hogan |
| Preceded by | Roy McGrath |
| Succeeded by | Amelia Chassé Alcivar |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 44th district | |
| In office January 12, 2011 – January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth M. Kirk |
| Succeeded by | Keith E. Haynes (redistricting) |
| Member of the Baltimore City Council | |
| In office December 7, 1995 – December 6, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence A. Bell |
| Succeeded by | William H. Cole IV |
| Constituency | 4th district (1995–2004) 11th district (2004–2007) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1967 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nicole Kramer |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Clarence Mitchell Jr. (grandfather) Juanita Jackson Mitchell (grandmother) Clarence Mitchell III (uncle) Parren Mitchell (uncle) Clarence Mitchell IV (cousin) |
Keiffer Jackson Mitchell Jr. (born September 28, 1967) is an American politician and government official who served as the chief legislative officer for Maryland Governor Larry Hogan from 2019 to 2022. He also served as a senior advisor to Hogan from 2017 to 2019 and from 2020 to 2022, and as Hogan's acting chief of staff from August to October 2020. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Born in Baltimore, Mitchell graduated from Emory University and the University of the District of Columbia School of Law. He began his career as a law clerk to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and as a White House intern during the Clinton administration. Mitchell was elected to the Baltimore City Council in 1995, representing the 4th district from 1995 to 2004 and the 11th district from 2004 to 2007. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Baltimore in 2007, losing to incumbent mayor Sheila Dixon in the Democratic primary election. Mitchell was elected to represent the 44th district of the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010, but lost renomination in 2014 after redistricting drew him into District 44A.