STATE REP. BO MITCHELL ANNOUNCES RUN FOR CONGRESS IN TN-07 SPECIAL ELECTION

Nashville, Tenn. – Today, Democratic State Representative Bo Mitchell (TN-50) announced his intention to run in the special election to replace Congressman Mark Green, who resigned from Congress on Friday after voting for the Big (not at all) Beautiful Bill. 

“Now more than ever, Tennessee needs leaders in Congress who will have the courage to fight FOR US, not just cave to political pressure,” said Rep. Bo Mitchell. “I am disgusted by the passage of this big, ugly bill; it will decimate rural health care and close rural hospitals, rip health coverage away from 290,000 Tennesseans, hurt our economy and kick 778,000 of our people off of SNAP, causing more kids across our state to go hungry—all to give giant tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans. I’ll always put the people of Tennessee first. That means I’ll work with anyone in either party when it helps our state, and I will continue to stand up to anyone who tries to hurt our state—like this new law will do.”

Rep. Mitchell has hired Outperform Strategies to oversee his congressional campaign. The firm was co-founded by Eric Hyers who is nationally recognized for electing Democrats in red states, having managed Gov. Steve Bullock’s victorious reelection campaign in Montana in 2016 and two winning gubernatorial campaigns for Gov. Andy Beshear in Kentucky. 

A formal campaign kickoff will be announced in the near future.

About Bo Mitchell:

Bo Mitchell represents the people of District 50 in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He began serving the citizens of Bellevue, Charlotte Park, Goodlettsville, Joelton, Whites Creek, Scottsboro, and the rest of western Davidson County following his election in 2012. He is a leading voice for strong public schools, affordable healthcare, gun safety, and common sense leadership.

Bo is a 1988 graduate of Dickson County Senior High School and after college began his career working for State Senator Pete Springer in Dickson, Hickman, Decatur, Perry, Humphreys and Benton counties—all within the Seventh Congressional District. Mitchell then became the Government and Military Affairs Director of the Clarksville Chamber of Commerce before becoming part of Gov. Bredesen’s staff.

Prior to his election, Bo established a lengthy record of deep involvement in the community. He also owns a small business that assists other businesses in providing benefits to their employees.

Bo and his wife Chastity, along with their sons Parker (19) and Brady (17), live in Bellevue. Bo graduated from David Lipscomb University in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He earned his law degree from Nashville School of Law in 2003. 

Bo is a native of middle Tennessee and a member of the Bellevue Harpeth Chamber of Commerce, Goodlettsville Chamber of Commerce, Harpeth River Watershed Association, Bellevue Family YMCA & FiftyForward J.L. Turner Center, Tennessee Conservation Voters, and Tennessee Farm Bureau.

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