| New reporting from NOTUS reveals that career politician, lobbyist, and Des Moines insider Joe Mitchell has spent more campaign dollars at Mar-a-Lago than “any other Republican running for Congress this cycle.”
Mitchell has dropped $77,390.18 so far at Mar-a-Lago. The “only entity that has reported spending more money at Mar-a-Lago since January 2025 than Joe Mitchell for Congress is the Republican National Committee.”
NOTUS highlights how Mitchell isn’t just spending campaign cash on “events, catering and travel” – Mitchell “appears to have spent significant time there,” cavorting with insiders like Ben Carson, Rudy Giuliani, Jim Jordan, and Bill Pulte, Tom Emmer, and more.
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
“Carpetbagging to a place he’s not from and has never lived, spending tens of thousands of campaign dollars on ritzy fundraisers and parties in Florida, and rubbing elbows with political insiders: Joe Mitchell isn’t running to represent Northeast Iowans, he only wants to climb the political ladder and enrich himself.”
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NOTUS: To Win in Iowa, Joe Mitchell Is Campaigning in Florida
The upstart Republican congressional candidate is spending significant time and treasure at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.
- Joe Mitchell, a Republican congressional candidate, says he’s fighting to “keep Iowa strong and free for generations to come.”
- His campaign in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District is also spending lots of time and money in Florida — specifically, at Mar-a-Lago, the Trump-owned private club at the epicenter of MAGA politics.
- Mitchell’s campaign spending at Mar-a-Lago — $77,390.18 — tops that of any other Republican running for Congress this cycle entering April, according to a NOTUS analysis of Federal Election Commission records.
- The only entity that has reported spending more money at Mar-a-Lago since January 2025 than Joe Mitchell for Congress is the Republican National Committee.
- In addition to spending campaign cash at Trump’s club on events, catering and travel, Mitchell also appears to have spent significant time there.
- On Nov. 1, Mitchell posted a photo of himself with Bill Pulte, the chairman of Freddie Mac (Mitchell has a background in real estate). Trump hosted a Halloween party the same day and spent the weekend there.
- For the next few days, Mitchell continued to post photos of himself at the Palm Beach club, with everyone from Ben Carson to Rudy Giuliani to Jim Jordan and Benny Johnson.
- Mitchell attended a Turning Point USA event at Mar-a-Lago in December.
- He also hosted a fundraiser at Trump’s club in March. The campaign event was attended by Republican heavyweights including Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith. Federal finance records show his campaign spent about $75,000 at the property on facility rental and catering fees in February and March.
- Prior to running for Congress, Mitchell briefly served as a regional administrator in Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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