Billy Mitchell

Democratic Party

Candidate, Georgia House of Representatives District 88

Georgia House of Representatives District 88

Tenure

2003 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

23

Prior offices:

Council Member City of Stone Mountain

Years in office: 1995 - 2002

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Compensation

Base salary

$25,315.32/year

Per diem

$247/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

May 19, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Rutgers University

Law

Atlanta Law School

Graduate

University of Southern California

Personal

Religion

Christian: Methodist

Profession

President, Billy Mitchell and Associates

Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

Personal Instagram

Personal LinkedIn

Billy Mitchell (Democratic Party) is a member of theGeorgia House of Representatives, representingDistrict 88. He assumed office on January 13, 2003. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Mitchell (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to theGeorgia House of Representatives to representDistrict 88. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled onMay 19, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Mitchell's professional experience includes working as the president of Billy Mitchell and Associates, senior director of community/government relations at South Fulton Medical Center, adjunct lecturer in political science at Clark Atlanta University, and lecturer at Kennesaw State University Burris Institute for Elected Officials. Mitchell served on the Stone Mountain City Council from 1995 to 2002.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Mitchell was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations Committee
• Banks and Banking Committee
• House Health Committee
• Regulated Industries Committee
• House Urban Affairs

2023-2024

Mitchell was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations Committee
• Banks and Banking Committee
• House Ethics Committee
• House Health Committee
• Regulated Industries Committee

2021-2022

Mitchell was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations Committee
• Banks and Banking Committee
• House Ethics Committee
• House Health Committee
• Regulated Industries Committee

2019-2020

Mitchell was assigned to the following committees:

• Banks and Banking Committee
• House Health Committee
• Regulated Industries Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Mitchell served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Mitchell served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Mitchell served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Mitchell served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 88

IncumbentBilly Mitchell is running in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 88 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Billy Mitchell

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 88

IncumbentBilly Mitchell defeatedWilliam Freeman in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 88 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Billy Mitchell (D)	80.1	20,711
	Submit photo	William Freeman (R)	19.9	5,132

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,843
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 88

IncumbentBilly Mitchell advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 88 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Billy Mitchell	100.0	5,137

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 88

William Freeman advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 88 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	William Freeman	100.0	634

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 634
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 88

IncumbentBilly Mitchell defeatedWilliam Freeman in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 88 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Billy Mitchell (D)	82.4	16,903
	Submit photo	William Freeman (R)	17.6	3,610

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,513
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 88

IncumbentBilly Mitchell defeatedGabrielle Rogers in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 88 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Billy Mitchell	64.8	4,576
		Gabrielle Rogers	35.2	2,491

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,067
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 88

William Freeman advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 88 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	William Freeman	100.0	1,563

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,563
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2020

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 88

IncumbentBilly Mitchell won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 88 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Billy Mitchell (D)	100.0	22,598

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 88

IncumbentBilly Mitchell advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 88 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Billy Mitchell	100.0	9,933

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,933
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2018

See also:Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 88

IncumbentBilly Mitchell won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 88 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Billy Mitchell (D)	100.0	18,774

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joshua Hampton (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 88

IncumbentBilly Mitchell advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 88 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Billy Mitchell	100.0	4,680

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2016

See also:Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theGeorgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

IncumbentBilly Mitchell ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 88 general election.^[1][2]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 88 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Billy MitchellIncumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	19,003
Total Votes				19,003
Source:Georgia Secretary of State

IncumbentBilly Mitchell ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 88 Democratic primary.^[3][4]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 88 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Billy MitchellIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theGeorgia House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with runoff elections taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. IncumbentWilliam W. "Billy" Mitchell was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.^[5][6][7]

2012

See also:Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2012

Mitchell ran in the2012 election forGeorgia House of Representatives District 88. Mitchell ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.^[8] Mitchell ran unopposed in the general election.^[9]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 88, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Billy MitchellIncumbent	100%	18,437
Total Votes				18,437

2010

See also:Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2010

Mitchell ran for re-election to the 88th District seat in 2010. No one filed to run against him in the general election. The general election took place onNovember 2, 2010.^[10]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 88 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Billy Mitchell (D)		13,558	100.0%

He defeated Simone Joye in the July 20 primary by a margin of 3,155-1,204.^[11]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 88 - Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Billy Mitchell		3,155	72.4%
Simone Joye		1,204	27.6%

2008

In 2008 Mitchell was re-elected to the Georgia House of Representatives District 88. Mitchell (D) ran unopposed and finished with 19,875 votes.^[12] Mitchell raised $29,000 for his campaign fund.^[13]

Georgia House of Representatives District 88
Candidates		Votes
Billy Mitchell (D)		19,875

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Personal

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Mitchell is Past-President of the East Point Business Association, Airport Area Chamber of Commerce, and the South Fulton Rotary Club. Mitchell is currently President of Countryside Manor Homeowners Association, DeKalb Municipal Association, Policy Board Member with the Regional Business Coalition, and an officer in the Saint Philip AME Church.^[14]

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