Brandon Mitchell is an American businessman and politician, serving as a member of the

Idaho House of Representatives The Idaho House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Idaho Legislature. It consists of 70 representatives elected to two-year terms. The state is divided into 35 districts, each of which elects two representatives to separate seats. ...

from the 6th district. Elected in November 2020 (5th district), he assumed office on December 1, 2020. Following re-districting in 2022, Mitchell was re-elected in the 6th district which includes Latah, Lewis, and part of Nez Perce Counties.

Early life and education

Mitchell was raised in

Syracuse, Utah Syracuse is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is situated between the Great Salt Lake and Interstate 15, about north of Salt Lake City. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city has seen ra ...

, and graduated from

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. After attending

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, Mitchell earned a

Bachelor of Business Administration A Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is an undergraduate degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of four years and typically 120 credits of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of busine ...

from

Brigham Young University–Idaho Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU–Idaho or BYUI) is a private college in Rexburg, Idaho. Founded in 1888, the college is owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Previously known as Ricks College, ...

Career

From 1989 to 1999, Mitchell managed a

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location in

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. He later became a district manager for the company. Since 2015, he has also worked as a scuba instructor. Mitchell and his wife co-own Candura Corporation, a

holding company A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the Security (finance), securities of other companies. A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpose is to own Share ...

that operates two Jiffy Lube franchises in

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Political career

Mitchell was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat on the

Moscow, Idaho Moscow ( ) is a city and the county seat of Latah County, Idaho. Located in the North Central Idaho, North Central region of the state along the border with Washington (state), Washington, it had a population of 25,435 at the 2020 United States ...

City Council in 2019. He was elected to the

in November 2020 and assumed office on December 1, 2020, succeeding Bill Goesling.

Electoral History

;2019 ;2020 ;2022 ;2024

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Brandon Living people Businesspeople from Idaho Republican Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Idaho Legislature People from Syracuse, Utah Brigham Young University–Idaho alumni People from Clearfield, Utah Year of birth missing (living people)