# Bo Mitchell

Bo Mitchell is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House for district 50.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 50
- Serving since: 2012-11-06
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e0272220-99f1-4cfb-9d29-946b86279e0b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e0272220-99f1-4cfb-9d29-946b86279e0b (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

36% of Mitchell’s statements contain a personal attack, 14.3 times the State House Democrat average of 2.5%.

## What Mitchell says (TN 2025–26 session)

214 classified statements: 214 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 | 36.4% | 2.5% | 1 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 13.6% | 10.4% | 238 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 26.2% | 39.2% | 572 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 2.9% | 521 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.5% | 14.4% | 691 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.9% | 1.0% | 128 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State House Democrats 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 15% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Health 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 9.1% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.53 (standard error 0.02), from 143 donors and 1,143 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,525 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 94.6% (96.3%). 56 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted nay · FLOOR VOTE: REFER TO COMMITTEE 5/6/2026 Passed · HJR 8 Memorials, Death - U.S. Senator James Ralph Sasser - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR8/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 4 4/23/2026 Passed · HB 2111 Correctional Programs - As enacted, creates the state families of incarcerated individuals advisory board within the department of correction for the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2111/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1209 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Max Christopher Collins, Salutatorian, Creek Wood High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1209/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1240 Memorials, Interns - Aaron Sullivan - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1240/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1208 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Christopher Heath Foster, Valedictorian, Creek Wood High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1208/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1220 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Keely Nicole Melton, Valedictorian, McEwen High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1220/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1198 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kylie Miller, Valedictorian, McNairy Central High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1198/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SB 1849 Local Government, General - As enacted, enacts the "Essential Governmental Employee Housing Act of 2026"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 5;… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB1849/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1657 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dahee Yoon, Salutatorian, Cookeville High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1657/
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 Passed · HB 1707 Immigration - As enacted, requires, until February 1, 2029, each court to cooperate with the U.S. department of homeland security and federal… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1707/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 31 bills: 27 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 0. 41.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 91 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1609: Memorials, Sports - Ricky Woods, National Wrestling Hall of Fame - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1609/
- HJR 1608: Memorials, Sports - Jeremy Boyd, National Wrestling Hall of Fame - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1608/
- HJR 1541: Memorials, Death - Don Schlitz - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1541/
- HJR 1214: Memorials, Public Service - Representative Caleb Hemmer - (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1214/
- HJR 1014: Memorials, Sports - Nashville Christian School football team, 2025 TSSAA Division II-A state champion - (became law, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1014/
- HB 2336: Consumer Protection - As introduced, updates the mandatory notice regarding security freezes to specify that identity theft complaints to the federal trade… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2336/
- HB 2288: Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As introduced, increases, from 20 to 25 business days, the time within which the required inspection of an installed… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2288/
- HB 2289: Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the report detailing strategies the department intends to use to increase… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2289/
- HB 2287: Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, authorizes the issuance of a retail package store license to an operator within the general services district of a… (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2287/
- HB 2285: Sentencing - As introduced, increases from one year to three years the amount of time a defendant receiving a split sentence of confinement and probation may… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2285/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $56.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/votebo/status/2112389448059244929
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/votebo/status/2090640434460524921
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/votebo/status/2089850621050380613
- 2026-07-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/votebo/status/2076625410419241077
- 2026-07-12 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/votebo/status/2076110911316656301
- 2026-07-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/votebo/status/2075359745402180086
- 2026-07-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/votebo/status/2075360691905585602
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/votebo/status/2073238369170022858
- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/votebo/status/2069228234114318651
- 2026-06-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/votebo/status/2068129188767257012

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H50
- Campaign site: https://www.votebo.com/
- X: https://x.com/votebo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteBo/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bo.mitchell.75/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votebo/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@votebo
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bo-mitchell-24336a13/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bo-mitchell-9318638/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e0272220-99f1-4cfb-9d29-946b86279e0b