# Braxton Mitchell

Braxton Mitchell is a Republican member of the Montana House for district 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Montana House, district 5
- Serving since: 2021-01-04
- Current term: MT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8664c246-dc7e-48aa-9db1-9e33055dcb67

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8664c246-dc7e-48aa-9db1-9e33055dcb67 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Mitchell missed 2.1% of 2,755 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Montana House (average 99.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.56 (standard error 0.02), from 149 donors and 592 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MT 2025–26 session)

2,755 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (Montana House 99.2%). Party unity 99.0% (89%). 221 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (MT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJ 56: Study resolution of search and rescue services and funding (passed both chambers, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/HJ56/
- HB 819: Revise laws relating to flag displays in and on state buildings and grounds (became law, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/HB819/
- HJ 7: Joint resolution congratulating President Donald J. Trump on his re-election (passed both chambers, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/HJ7/
- HB 818: Ban foreign funding for ballot measures (became law, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/HB818/
- HB 344: Revise criminal laws. (became law, 2025-05-05) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/HB344/
- HB 201: Require disclosure of paid signature gatherers for initiatives (became law, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/HB201/
- HB 248: Revise election laws related to voter cancellation (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/HB248/
- HB 719: Revise election laws related to an elector's date of birth (became law, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/HB719/
- HB 179: Revise election laws related to inactive voter status (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/HB179/
- HB 809: Prohibit local governments from enacting red flag gun laws (became law, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/HB809/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-information/roster/individual/6890
- X: https://x.com/RepMitchellMT
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BraxtonMT
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/braxtonmitchelll
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braxtonmt/
- Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@Braxton
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/braxton-mitchell-4b96b2211/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8664c246-dc7e-48aa-9db1-9e33055dcb67