Member of the NSW Legislative Council

At 28 Sarah Mitchell (nee Johnston) was the youngest of The Nationals preselected candidates for the Legislative Council and the eleventh candidate on the Liberals and Nationals’ ticket to be elected at the State Election on 26 March 2011.

Sarah has spent most of her life living in the North West region of NSW, recently returning to her home town of Gunnedah with her new husband Anthony.

Sarah’s interest in politics began as school captain of Gunnedah High when she met John Anderson, her local MP and the leader of The Nationals. Sarah then moved to Sydney to study Politics and International Relations at the University of New South Wales.

In between studying Sarah performed various roles assisting John Anderson and NSW Nationals leader, Andrew Stoner.

In 2005 Sarah joined John Anderson’s staff full time and has worked for the last five years with his successor, Parkes MP Mark Coulton.

Sarah served as President of the Federal Young Nationals for two years and State Chairman of the NSW Young Nationals from 2008 to 2011, stepping down from both roles upon her election to Parliament.

In her very limited spare time, Sarah is a supporter of local community organisations including the Moree Blood Bank Committee and Gunnedah Paediatric and Maternity Support (PRAMS).