--- title: "3 Cleta Mitchell Quotes - Famous Politician (Setting limits)" description: "Cleta B. Deatherage Mitchell is an American lawyer, former politician, and Republican elections activist. Browse 3 Cleta Mitchell quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b165/author-stephen-hopkins-24564.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Cleta Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b165/author-stephen-hopkins-24564.jpg) # Cleta Mitchell (1950) Politician United States **3** quotes in **43** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Cleta Mitchell is a politician from the United States, best known for *Setting limits*. ## Quick Facts About Cleta Mitchell Born September 15, 1950 Nationality United States Profession Politician Notable works Setting limits ## About Cleta Mitchell Cleta B. Deatherage Mitchell is an American lawyer, former politician, and Republican elections activist. Elected in 1976, Mitchell served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives until 1984, representing District 44 as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1996, she registered as a Republican. Since then, she has worked as a Republican lawyer and activist focused on elections, asserting, without evidence, that Democrats win elections only by cheating. ## Quotes by Cleta Mitchell > [Much has already been learned about the arrogance of the IRS from the House investigations of the agency's targeting of conservatives. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cleta-mitchell/much-has-already-been-learned-about-the-arrogance-of-the-irs-from-the/) Cleta Mitchell [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f1/cleta-mitchell-76912_agency_much-has-already-been-learned-about-the_130937.png) > [The day after Republicans won solid majorities in the House and Senate, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader-to-be Mitch McConnell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cleta-mitchell/the-day-after-republicans-won-solid-majorities-in-the-house-and/) Cleta Mitchell [Code](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/code/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/cleta-mitchell-76912_code_the-day-after-republicans-won-solid-majo_1758274.jpg) > [Bringing the IRS to heel can start with re-energizing and expanding congressional investigations and holding accountable those responsible for the targeting and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cleta-mitchell/bringing-the-irs-to-heel-can-start-with-re-energizing-and-expanding/) Cleta Mitchell [Abuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abuse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/cleta-mitchell-76912_abuse_bringing-the-irs-to-heel-can-start-with_2406935.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cleta-mitchell/#itemlist", "name": "Cleta Mitchell Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Much has already been learned about the arrogance of the IRS from the House investigations of the agency's targeting of conservatives. 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