J Gordon Mitchell
@jgordon-mitchell.bsky.social
First responder, Senior enlisted advisor and former drill sergeant. Degrees in Human and Social services, K12 education, government, and cultural awareness. Unapologetic independent thinker. Boots on the ground activist and status quo disrupter. LGBTQIA+
This Suicide Prevention Month, I have a simple challenge: once a week, call someone you haven’t talked to in a while. A single check-in can be the lifeline they didn’t know they needed. Let’s talk. Let’s listen. Let’s stand together. 💛
September 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This Suicide Prevention Month, I have a simple challenge: once a week, call someone you haven’t talked to in a while. A single check-in can be the lifeline they didn’t know they needed. Let’s talk. Let’s listen. Let’s stand together. 💛
I changed my name from MacKay to Mitchell to honor the ancestry that shaped me. It was years in the making, deeply personal, and long overdue. Mitchell is who I am—and I carry it with pride, integrity, and a sense of wholeness I’ve never known before.
July 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I changed my name from MacKay to Mitchell to honor the ancestry that shaped me. It was years in the making, deeply personal, and long overdue. Mitchell is who I am—and I carry it with pride, integrity, and a sense of wholeness I’ve never known before.
ICE smashed Noe Guerrero’s window & dragged him from his truck—for a paperwork error. Pete Sessions says nothing. I’ll be at Franklin Ave on 8/5. And when I get to Congress, I’m dismantling ICE brick by brick. Enough of this. #FreeNoe #TX17 #AbolishICE #SessionsIsSilent
July 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
ICE smashed Noe Guerrero’s window & dragged him from his truck—for a paperwork error. Pete Sessions says nothing. I’ll be at Franklin Ave on 8/5. And when I get to Congress, I’m dismantling ICE brick by brick. Enough of this. #FreeNoe #TX17 #AbolishICE #SessionsIsSilent
Time to kick in some doors and send the corrupt yes-men in Washington packing. I didn’t serve 27 years to watch cowards dismantle our democracy. I'm running for Congress in TX-17. Follow me — it's about to get real.
July 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Time to kick in some doors and send the corrupt yes-men in Washington packing. I didn’t serve 27 years to watch cowards dismantle our democracy. I'm running for Congress in TX-17. Follow me — it's about to get real.
I was honored to attend the Blue Texas rally in Plan yesterday, hosted by the Collin County Dems. The turnout? Massive! So big they had to split it into two events. That’s the energy we need across Texas. #TX17 #BlueTexas
July 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I was honored to attend the Blue Texas rally in Plan yesterday, hosted by the Collin County Dems. The turnout? Massive! So big they had to split it into two events. That’s the energy we need across Texas. #TX17 #BlueTexas
Back in Waco with Waco Friends of Climate—raising awareness, building friendships, and launching a new tradition: community trash pickups! I am honored to serve alongside real boots-on-the-ground, get-it-done leaders. This is what service looks like. #LeadershipMatters #TX17 #ClimateAction
July 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Back in Waco with Waco Friends of Climate—raising awareness, building friendships, and launching a new tradition: community trash pickups! I am honored to serve alongside real boots-on-the-ground, get-it-done leaders. This is what service looks like. #LeadershipMatters #TX17 #ClimateAction
Public ed needs real solutions, not culture wars. My 6-part plan invests in students, supports teachers, expands pre-K & after-school care, brings vets into classrooms, and shields schools from political games. Details coming this week. Let’s fix it. Please share with Texans! #LeadershipMatters
July 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Public ed needs real solutions, not culture wars. My 6-part plan invests in students, supports teachers, expands pre-K & after-school care, brings vets into classrooms, and shields schools from political games. Details coming this week. Let’s fix it. Please share with Texans! #LeadershipMatters
Texas Republicans admit the maps they drew are racially biased—now they’re stuck. Redrawing them fairly means safer GOP seats get risky. We show up, we organize, and we flip the script. If they redraw the map, we redraw the future. #TX17 #Redistricting #PowerBackToThePeople
July 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Texas Republicans admit the maps they drew are racially biased—now they’re stuck. Redrawing them fairly means safer GOP seats get risky. We show up, we organize, and we flip the script. If they redraw the map, we redraw the future. #TX17 #Redistricting #PowerBackToThePeople
I'm J Gordon Mitchell, and I am running for Congress in Texas's 17th Congressional District.
July 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I'm J Gordon Mitchell, and I am running for Congress in Texas's 17th Congressional District.
Public education in Texas is under coordinated attack. I’ve seen it firsthand—and I’ve lived the cost. Abbott and his billionaire backers are defunding our schools and selling off our future. I’m taking this fight to Congress. Please join me in this fight. J Gordon Mitchell for Congress, CD-17.
July 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Public education in Texas is under coordinated attack. I’ve seen it firsthand—and I’ve lived the cost. Abbott and his billionaire backers are defunding our schools and selling off our future. I’m taking this fight to Congress. Please join me in this fight. J Gordon Mitchell for Congress, CD-17.
Saturday, July 5, getting ready to go to Kerrville. It was a difficult couple of days. The part that hurts most is that this was largely preventable. The experience has further steeled my resolve to serve as your next Congressman. Website and campaign launch in the coming days. Leadership matters.
July 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Saturday, July 5, getting ready to go to Kerrville. It was a difficult couple of days. The part that hurts most is that this was largely preventable. The experience has further steeled my resolve to serve as your next Congressman. Website and campaign launch in the coming days. Leadership matters.
I’m running for Texas House District 17 to bring real, people-first leadership to a district long ignored by partisan politics. It’s time to serve—not posture. Please SHARE this across all socials. Let’s get to work. thank you!
— J. Gordon Mitchell
Candidate for TX HD-17
#LeadershipMatters #TX17
— J. Gordon Mitchell
Candidate for TX HD-17
#LeadershipMatters #TX17
July 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’m running for Texas House District 17 to bring real, people-first leadership to a district long ignored by partisan politics. It’s time to serve—not posture. Please SHARE this across all socials. Let’s get to work. thank you!
— J. Gordon Mitchell
Candidate for TX HD-17
#LeadershipMatters #TX17
— J. Gordon Mitchell
Candidate for TX HD-17
#LeadershipMatters #TX17
We had a good turnout Saturday in Austin, Texas. Thank you Lloyd Doggett, Elizabeth Warren and all
of the other speakers, guests and organizers.
of the other speakers, guests and organizers.
March 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We had a good turnout Saturday in Austin, Texas. Thank you Lloyd Doggett, Elizabeth Warren and all
of the other speakers, guests and organizers.
of the other speakers, guests and organizers.
Elizabeth Warren is on point in Austin, TX!
March 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Elizabeth Warren is on point in Austin, TX!
Amazing group of TRUE American freedom fighters in central Texas!
March 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Amazing group of TRUE American freedom fighters in central Texas!
No lies detected in ATX
March 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
No lies detected in ATX
Perfect weather for making our voices heard in Austin, Texas!
March 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Perfect weather for making our voices heard in Austin, Texas!
A tale of two greens…
March 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
A tale of two greens…
The email addresses of all DOGE gestapo… err… employees.
I think I’ll send each an email letting them know what my level of support for their ‘efforts’ is right now.
I think I’ll send each an email letting them know what my level of support for their ‘efforts’ is right now.
March 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The email addresses of all DOGE gestapo… err… employees.
I think I’ll send each an email letting them know what my level of support for their ‘efforts’ is right now.
I think I’ll send each an email letting them know what my level of support for their ‘efforts’ is right now.
No lies detected.
March 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
No lies detected.
Unfortunately, the free-falling stock market is taking our 401K with it. For the oligarchs it’s not a big deal. For the working class, however, it can spell disaster.
March 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Unfortunately, the free-falling stock market is taking our 401K with it. For the oligarchs it’s not a big deal. For the working class, however, it can spell disaster.
Sound familiar right now?
We haven’t learned from, and therefore are repeating, a very dark moment in history.
We haven’t learned from, and therefore are repeating, a very dark moment in history.
March 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Sound familiar right now?
We haven’t learned from, and therefore are repeating, a very dark moment in history.
We haven’t learned from, and therefore are repeating, a very dark moment in history.
For the oligarchs, rules and accountability do not apply.
For you or I, however, that unpaid parking ticket from 2004 has now morphed into a bench warrant and an additional $214,873 in late fees has accumulated. Bet your ass you or I would be jailed.
For you or I, however, that unpaid parking ticket from 2004 has now morphed into a bench warrant and an additional $214,873 in late fees has accumulated. Bet your ass you or I would be jailed.
March 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
For the oligarchs, rules and accountability do not apply.
For you or I, however, that unpaid parking ticket from 2004 has now morphed into a bench warrant and an additional $214,873 in late fees has accumulated. Bet your ass you or I would be jailed.
For you or I, however, that unpaid parking ticket from 2004 has now morphed into a bench warrant and an additional $214,873 in late fees has accumulated. Bet your ass you or I would be jailed.