Bo Mitchell
Candidate for State Representative, 50th District
Background
- Occupation
- Employee benefits business owner
- Lives in
- Nashville
- Campaign website
- votebo.com
Self-employed employee-benefits professional and Nashville School of Law graduate who served on the Metro Nashville Council (District 35, 2007–2015); House member since the 108th General Assembly.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Pledges to abolish the sales tax on food.
His VOTE411 answer on what he would like to accomplish next session.
ReportVOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 50Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Abolishing the sales tax on food”
Proposes suspending the gas tax until prices fall.
His VOTE411 answer: the legislature should consider suspending it until gas prices subside.
ReportVOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 50Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Consider suspending the gas tax until gas prices subside”
Public safety
Sponsored bill penalizing storage letting children bring guns to school.In office
House Bill 312 (114th General Assembly), introduced; a Class A misdemeanor when a child who accessed the firearm brings it to a school.
ReportRepresentative Bo Mitchell: bills sponsored in the 114th General AssemblyGovernment record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“recklessly storing a firearm in a manner that a person knows or reasonably should know will allow a child younger than 18”
Education
Supports abolishing vouchers and fully funding education.
He also sponsored House Bill 2286 (introduced), which would repeal the Education Savings Account pilot, the Education Freedom Scholarship Act and the Individualized Education Act.
ReportRepresentative Bo Mitchell: bills sponsored in the 114th General AssemblyGovernment record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
“Education Freedom Scholarship Act”
VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 50Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Abolish vouchers and fully fund education”
All sources (6)
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Davidson County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election, Belle Meade, Forest Hills, Goodlettsville Municipal Elections
Election filing · Davidson County Election Commission · nashville.gov
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Representative Bo Mitchell: member page (114th General Assembly)
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
- Representative Bo Mitchell: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly
Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov
- VOTE411 voter guide: Tennessee House of Representatives District 50
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
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