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Jerry Proffitt
Commissioner District 4Present at Jan-Mar 2026 Commission meetings (minutes roll calls); not a candidate in the Aug 6 2026 certified results (Carter County Election Commission official results, Aug 6 2026 State Primary and County General (certified 08/17/2026, cartercountytn.gov)); term ended August 31, 2026 when successors' terms began September 1 per CTAS (mayor page quote 'Terms begin on the first day of September following the election', T.C.A. §§ 5-6-101 and 5-5-102 as quoted there; statute text not read). Month-level start: September 2018. Listed on the commission at the Sept 17, 2018 organizational meeting (Elizabethton Star 2018-09-19, 'Carter County Commission elects Lyons as chairman') and an incumbent seeking re-election in the May 2022 primary (Elizabethton Star 2022-05-04); continuous service; the exact first-office day before Sept 2018 is not published, so the first sourced month is used.
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