18 Facts About Braxton Mitchell

Braxton Mitchell represented Montana's 3rd district from 2021 to 2025, and at the time, became one of the youngest elected officials in the country.

Braxton Mitchell was born in Columbia Falls, Montana, and was later adopted.

Braxton Mitchell grew up working for his family's businesses in Columbia Falls, most notably Montana Jerky Company.

Braxton Mitchell saw many of his own beliefs reflected in Gianforte, and helped with his campaign as a high school student.

In 2023, Braxton Mitchell served as a member on the powerful House Judiciary Committee, the House Education Committee, and the House Agricultural Committee.

In 2023, Braxton Mitchell introduced 10 bills with 9 of them passing the Montana House and Senate.

In June 2022, Braxton Mitchell faced a Republican primary challenger who Braxton Mitchell accused of being a Democrat because she changed her party affiliation just days before the filing deadline.

Braxton Mitchell responded by touting his legislation to mandate financial literacy instruction in Montana public schools, creating a state veterans cemetery in his home district, and voting to give billions in tax dollars back to Montanans after a historic budget surplus.

In January 2023, Braxton Mitchell sponsored successful legislation that would set aside 150 acres of land adjacent to the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls, Montana to create a State Veterans Cemetery in his district.

In February 2023, Braxton Mitchell introduced House Bill 535 that would add to state law a series of standards for financial literacy instruction in Montana public schools.

In February 2023, Braxton Mitchell introduced House Bill 359 which would prohibit Drag Queen Story Hour in taxpayer funded schools and libraries.

Traditionally in Montana, hunter's receive paper tags that are used to verify their harvest, and Braxton Mitchell's legislation allows for the optional availability for any carcass tag to be electronically validated with a smart phone.

Braxton Mitchell's bill was signed into law by Republican Governor Greg Gianforte on March 16,2023.

In September 2022, Braxton Mitchell was 1 of 53 Republican Legislators to call for a special session of the Montana Legislature to discuss returning over $1.8 billion in excess tax revenue to resident homeowners who paid property taxes in the past two years, and up to $1,250 to people who paid income taxes during that time.

Braxton Mitchell sponsored a measure that would have made it more difficult for a private utility company in Montana to shutter a power plant, a move aimed at blocking the closing of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant in eastern Montana.

In 2023 Braxton Mitchell sponsored House Bill 519 which allows for Montanan's to obtain a digital version of their drivers license in their Apple Wallet in addition to their physical license by September 2025.

In February 2021, Braxton Mitchell introduced a resolution designating antifa as a domestic terrorism group.

Braxton Mitchell was asked by Montana Democrats to designate other groups including that which stormed the United States Capitol in January 2021, but Braxton Mitchell stated that the resolution was aimed at offenses committed by antifa.