Steve Mitchell's Email & Phone

Steve Mitchell is Chairman of Mitchell Research & Communications, Inc., and oversees the company's Lansing headquarters. His political consulting, public relations counseling and marketing research career spans more than 25 years and reaches across more than 40 states. He has extensive experience in marketing research, from conducting focus groups to questionnaire development to data analysis. He uses the research data to develop and implement strategic management plans for political, governmental and private industry clients. In addition, Steve is well versed in crisis communication management, (including guiding a Fortune 500 company in its internal and external communications during a bankruptcy filing), community relations programs, media relations, direct mail and coalition building. Steve is nationally recognized for his successful work in preparing and implementing state-wide ballot referendums. He is continually sought after to provide his political expertise, polling and on-air analysis to a host of television stations throughout the country and is regular political analyst for NBC affiliate WDIV-TV 4 in Detroit. He also is the pollster for The Detroit News. He has also served as a pollster and on-air analyst for KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV in Los Angeles. He is a recognized speaker on trends in politics and polling. He has also met the public relations needs of clients in a host fields; including banking, real estate, data information, automotive, waste management, environmental, manufacturing, advertising, federal, state and local governments, as well as for professional and trade associations. He has served on the staffs of United States senators, congressmen, state senators and state representatives. Because of his familiarity with the inner workings of Lansing and Washington, D.C., he is able to cut through bureaucratic red tape and take issues directly to the source. He is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of American (A.P.R.) and is very active in the community. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and history from Northern Michigan University.