State Rep. Joseph Mitchell, D-Mobile, has not voted in the Alabama Legislature since May 2012, and has not been seen by fellow lawmakers in Montgomery since the current session began on Feb. 5.
Mitchell is at the center of controversy because of a series of emails he sent to Eddie Maxwell of Bessemer beginning in late January, when he referred to Maxwell’s "slave-holding, murdering, adulterous, baby-raping, incestuous, snaggle-toothed… kin folk."
Mitchell has declined to apologize for the comments, and according to House Speaker Mike Hubbard is not expected to face disciplinary action.
Mitchell’s last recorded vote was cast on May 16, 2012 - the final day of last year's regular session - when he voted against the fiscal 2012-13 budget bill.
Mitchell, 64, did not participate in a special session of the Legislature that convened from May 17-24, 2012, to address redistricting. Mitchell declined his pay and travel reimbursements for the special session, according to the House Clerk’s office.
Mitchell is being paid his salary - $55,826 per year – plus travel expenses for the current session, although there is no evidence he’s attended a single day.
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