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Short Bio 

ANITA K. MITCHELL was born in Medina, Ohio, and moved to Florida in 1964 with her three children to Cocoa Beach and the Kennedy Space Center. While working for the Walt Disney Company in Orlando, Florida, Anita met and married Aviator and Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, 6th man to walk on the moon. After moves to Atherton, California, and Palm Beach in 1974, Anita ran for the Florida House in 1978. In 1979 she opened Anita Mitchell Associates, a public relations, advertising, and government relations firm which grew into The Mitchell Group, specializing in government and corporate relations, strategy and positioning, branding, and media management. In November 2013, Mrs. Mitchell was elected Chairman of The Republican Party of Palm Beach County. In 2017, Anita became VP External Affairs & Business Development at Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, now Margaritaville at Sea, which she retired from in 2025, the same year she released her memoir, "You Don't Look Like an Astronaut's Wife!" She remains the owner/president of the Mitchell Group and host of her radio show, “What's Your Story with Anita Mitchell,”  where Anita's guests range from elected officials to authors, local businesses, and celebrities. Anita currently lives in West Palm Beach, Florida, with her husband Noel, their cat Pickles, and poodle, Daisy.

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