Mike Mitchell
NJ · Vice President, South Brunswick Board of Education
Mike Mitchell is vice president of the South Brunswick Board of Education and a special education paraeducator with more than 25 years in schools. He opposes needless cuts to student services and staff jobs and wants more educators on the board.
Where Mike Mitchell stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted yes on the $177.6 million school budget for 2025-26. It raised the local school tax levy to $143.7 million, including $4.9 million more allowed under a state program for low-spending districts.
May 1, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted yes on the $177.6 million school budget for 2025-26. It raised the local school tax levy to $143.7 million, including $4.9 million more allowed under a state program for low-spending districts.
May 1, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — General
General · 6 records
Was named chair of the board committee that oversees school buildings, security, busing, and technology for 2026.
January 27, 2026
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Was elected school board vice president again by a 6-3 vote.
January 7, 2026
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Voted yes to hire Dr. Bernard Bragen Jr. as superintendent of schools. The board approved the hire 9-0 after a months-long search.
October 27, 2025
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Seconded and voted yes to appoint Barry Nathanson to an empty school board seat; the appointment passed 4-2 with one member not voting. The same minutes list Mitchell on the board team searching for a new superintendent.
July 24, 2025
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Filed a state ethics complaint with seven other board members against then-board president Joyce Mehta. In October 2025 the New Jersey School Ethics Commission found she broke the ethics law and recommended that she be censured.
April 29, 2022
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Nominated Joyce Mehta for school board president, and she won 5-4. The board then elected Mitchell vice president by a 6-3 vote.
January 6, 2022
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Past race Mike Mitchell ran in:
- South Brunswick Township School District Board of Education - 3 Seats · November 3, 2026 · South Brunswick Township School District, New Jersey · incumbent