McKim William Mitchell (born March 31, 1954) is a former American politician, who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1998 to 2004. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Cheshire County, and served on the House Judiciary and Finance committees.
Openly gay, he served as a cochair of the New Hampshire chapter of the Stonewall Democrats."Dean will reverse Bush failures in fight against HIV/AIDS". Portsmouth Herald, January 10, 2004. When the General Court debated legislation in 2004 to ban same-sex marriage in New Hampshire, Mitchell spoke against the legislation by telling about his rejection by his parents and brother, who had not invited him to spend a family holiday with them in over 25 years despite living on the same road."House OKs bill on gay marriage". Nashua Telegraph, April 30, 2004.
In the 2004 election, Mitchell ran for a seat in the New Hampshire State Senate, against incumbent Thomas R. Eaton in Senate District 10."French, Fernald and Mitchell for N.H. Senate". Keene Sentinel, October 27, 2004. He narrowly lost that election, and subsequently opened a sawmill business in Chesterfield."New Hampshire Man Starts Fast with Sawmill" . TimberLine Magazine, June 1, 2006.
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