City Officials
Elected officials for Blount County — their promises, tenure record, and accountability.
City Council
Jared Anderson
County Mayor2026–2030
Jessica Hannah
Commissioner District 1-A2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Keenan Sudderth
Commissioner District 1-B2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Mike Akard
Commissioner District 2-A2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Joe Cooper
Commissioner District 2-B2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Tanner Jones
Commissioner District 3-A2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Neal Porter
Commissioner District 3-B2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Robbie Bennett
Commissioner District 4-A2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Robert Simerly
Commissioner District 4-B2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Bob Ramsey
Commissioner District 5-A2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Richard Carver
Commissioner District 5-B2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Nick Bright
Commissioner District 6-A2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Misty Davis
Commissioner District 6-B2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Shannon Effler
Commissioner District 7-A2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Jasmine Satterfield
Commissioner District 7-B2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Roy Shields
Commissioner District 8-A2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Jeff Jopling
Commissioner District 8-B2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
David Corwin
Commissioner District 9-A2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Chip Blankenship
Commissioner District 9-B2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Doug Moore
Commissioner District 10-A2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
David Wells
Commissioner District 10-B2026-09-01 – 2030-08-31
Jared Anderson
County MayorElected County Mayor in the Aug 6 2026 county general election (unofficial cumulative results, run 08/12/2026, 28 of 29 precincts: Anderson 16,211, Brian Thomson 5,565). Term begins Sept 1 after the election per T.C.A. 5-6-101 (secondary source: CTAS, ctas.tennessee.edu/eli/qualifications-and-title-county-mayor). Mayor webpage carries a message from Mayor Anderson (blounttn.gov/418/Mayor).
Former Officials (13)
Brad Bowers
County Commissioner2014–2026
Served until Aug 2026
Dawn Reagan
County Commissioner2018–2026
Served until Aug 2026
Dyran Bledsoe
County Commissioner2022–2026
Served until Aug 2026
Earl McMahan
County Commissioner2022–2026
Served until Aug 2026
Ed Mitchell
County MayorFormer County Mayor; term ends Aug 31 2026 when the successor term begins under T.C.A. 5-6-101 (secondary source: CTAS). Start date not sourced.
Served until Aug 2026
John Giles
County Commissioner2022–2026
Served until Aug 2026
Linda Webb
County Commissioner2018–2026
Served until Aug 2026
Mike Caylor
County Commissioner2014–2026
Served until Aug 2026
Ron French
County Commissioner2014–2026
Served until Aug 2026
Scott King
County Commissioner2017–2026
Served until Aug 2026
Staci Martin
County Commissioner2018–2026
Served until Aug 2026
Steve Mikels
County Commissioner2018–2026
Served until Aug 2026
Tom Stinnett
County Commissioner2014–2024
Served until Nov 2024