# Billy Mitchell Billy Mitchell is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 88. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Georgia House, district 88 - Serving since: 2003-01-13 - Current term: GA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/96307d79-07d4-4f59-9dd3-b7f994d566d5 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96307d79-07d4-4f59-9dd3-b7f994d566d5 (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 voted against the majority of Georgia House Democrats 18 times; party unity 95.5%, in the bottom quarter of the Georgia House (average 97.2%). ## What Mitchell says (GA 2025–26 session) 4 classified statements: 4 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Mitchell | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.35 (standard error 0.03), from 15 donors and 517 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (GA 2025–26 session) 1,391 roll calls. Attendance 94.3% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 95.5% (97.2%). 18 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/ - 2026-06-23 · voted nay · PASSAGE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/ - 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/ - 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/ - 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/ - 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/ - 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/ - 2026-06-20 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/ - 2026-06-20 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/ - 2026-04-03 · voted yea · House Vote #880 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1409 Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1409/ ## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session) Sponsored 130 bills: 97 reached committee, 91 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 70.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 68 of 177). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 59: Brown, Councilwoman Richelle; outstanding leadership, unwavering commitment to youth empowerment, community advancement, and cultural inclusion; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR59/ - HR 34: Importance of educational funding equity, the protection of local school funding, and the preservation of stable revenue sources for public education; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR34/ - HR 44: Sugarloaf Community Improvement District; 10th Anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR44/ - HR 27: Thomas, Morriscene Watts; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR27/ - HR 18: Duluth, City of; occasion of its 150th anniversary; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR18/ - HR 16: Brack, Elliott Earl; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR16/ - HR 17: Self Enhancement Inc. (SEI) Bigger Than Basketball Camp; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR17/ - HR 4: Dobbs, Julia Lee Jackson; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR4/ - HR 2079: Arrington, Betty "Becky" Lou Ennis; honoring the life and legacy; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2079/ - HR 1961: Race Amity Day; June 14, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1961/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,500 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-06-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBilly/status/2063482695577936248 - 2025-11-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBilly/status/1987533118899888581 - 2025-05-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBilly/status/1918202019438907640 - 2025-03-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBilly/status/1905762587092074502 ## Links - Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/172?session=1033 - Campaign site: https://billymitchelldevelopment.com/ - X: https://x.com/RepBilly - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/billy-mitchell/1458710287 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billy-mitchell-290b744/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96307d79-07d4-4f59-9dd3-b7f994d566d5