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Contest for County Commissioner District 6 Position 1

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primary - Partisan - County Commissioner District 6 Position 1

About this office

Fayette County Commissioners are members of the county's legislative body. Fayette has 14 single-member districts; some districts elect two commissioners at-large within the district (the second position is noted). The County Commission passes resolutions and ordinances, approves the annual county budget, sets the property-tax rate, and enacts countywide policy. Each commissioner represents roughly 2,000 residents — a much smaller constituency than in urban counties, where retail relationship-based politics has more weight. Members must complete at least seven hours of continuing education annually through the UT County Technical Assistance Service.

Term length: 4 years.

This role calls for

  • Policy judgment on countywide matters — budget, taxes, land use, services — within Tennessee county-government law.
  • Budget literacy: commissioners set the property-tax rate and approve the county budget.
  • Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on resolutions and ordinances.
  • Constituent relations in a district of roughly 2,000 residents — retail, relationship-based politics.
  • Willingness to complete the state-required seven hours of annual continuing education through UT CTAS.

Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.

Campaigns

Republican Primary 3 candidates
Mike Reeves

Mike Reeves
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Incumbent Fayette County Commissioner, District 6 (Williston), with contact phone published on the county's official roster. Regularly recorded in Fayette County Commission meeting minutes and packets going back multiple years and has been quoted in local Fayette Falcon coverage of solar-farm regulation and the Baptist Hospital development agreement. Bio does not indicate career background outside the commission, education, or formal committee chairmanship. He has not filed a Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest — an unusual gap for an incumbent that merits voter attention. Appears to be from the same family as Steve R. Reeves, who also represents District 6.
Abby E Odom

Abby E Odom
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Attorney and native of Fayette County. Per her firm bio at Snider & Horner, PLLC in Germantown, she 'routinely handles all types of civil and criminal matters, divorce and family law and municipal government representation.' Has also operated her own practice serving Fayette and adjacent counties. Education: B.S. in Biology and M.S. in Secondary Education from University of Memphis; J.D. from Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. Tennessee-licensed since 2018; admitted to U.S. District Court W.D. Tenn. in 2022. The Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility record shows her bar status as suspended, subject to reinstatement. Filed a 2026 Statement of Interest.
Joseph Gentry

Joseph Gentry
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Bio sources are limited. A Joseph Gentry is identified as owner of Fayette Mechanical Services Inc. and has been recognized by the County Advisory Board as a 'Top Gun' mechanical services company — but it is not confirmed whether this is the same person running for Commission District 6. Has filed a 2026 Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest. Bio does not independently confirm career background, prior public service, county-budget experience, or education.