Mitchell Smith Setzer is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's eighty-ninth House district, including constituents in Catawba county. Setzer was born in and resides in Catawba, North Carolina. A sales professional, and executive vice president of his family's company, Smith Setzer and Son, a pipe company based out of the town of Catawba, he is currently serving in the North Carolina State House.

Catawba County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 160,610. Its county seat is Newton, and its largest community is Hickory.