Jonathan F. Mitchell (born March 10, 1969) is an American lawyer politician and a former federal prosecutor who has served as Mayor of New Bedford, Massachusetts, since January 2012. [1] [2] He was elected in the 2011 mayoral election after former mayor Scott W. Lang chose not to seek reelection, and was reelected in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019. [3]

First elected in 2011, Jon Mitchell is New Bedford’s thirty-eighth mayor. He has been re-elected five times, and he is the City’s first mayor to be elected to a four-year term. Jon has sought to re-establish New Bedford as one of the leading cities in the Northeast.

NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell was joined by Richard Lafrance and other members of the Lafrance family, and other state and local officials Tuesday morning to celebrate the opening of Downtown’s latest success story, the Eighteen & Union housing development.

Jan 29, 2025 · NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WJAR) — New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell delivered his State of the City address on Wednesday morning. Mitchell started it off by speaking on some of the city's major ...

Jul 19, 2023 · Jon Mitchell is the right choice to continue to lead New Bedford forward. Jon is asking for your support to continue the momentum of the last five and a half years.

Jon Mitchell may refer to: Jon Mitchell (meteorologist), British metereoligist; Jon Mitchell (journalist), Welsh journalist in Japan, author, poet; Jon Mitchell (ice hockey), played in 2010–11 SIJHL season; Jon Mitchell (politician), American lawyer & politician

Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell CC (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter.

Apr 12, 2024 · Mayor Jon Mitchell chaired a group of U.S. mayors on a trip to Israel earlier this week on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Dec 22, 2024 · Mayor Jon Mitchell was leading an exchange trip with two other U.S. mayors in April. They made stops in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and they surveyed war-torn Israeli towns along the Gaza border. A few days later, Mitchell was back in New Bedford to work on the city budget.

Jan 29, 2013 · New Bedford is getting two new historic districts, after the city council approved a proposal from Mayor Jon Mitchell establishing them at Abolition Row and Mechanics Lane. Read More: New Bedford Gets Two New Historic Districts | https:// buff.ly/3AAwOHK