City Officials

Elected officials for Cocke County — their promises, tenure record, and accountability.

City Council

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Joe E. Shults

County Mayor

2026-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: new term after the August 6, 2026 county general election per WVLT 2026-08-15 and the Cocke sample ballot; Tennessee county terms begin September 1 — day shown by the county's September 1 swearing-in of newly elected officials reported by 923wnpc.com; four-year cycle observed Aug 2022 to Aug 2026; no statute cited, text not read)

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Tim Grigsby

Commissioner District 1 Post 1

2026-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: new term after the August 6, 2026 county general election per WVLT 2026-08-15 and the Cocke sample ballot; Tennessee county terms begin September 1 — day shown by the county's September 1 swearing-in of newly elected officials reported by 923wnpc.com; four-year cycle observed Aug 2022 to Aug 2026; no statute cited, text not read)

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Bill Miller

Commissioner District 1 Post 2

2022-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: county terms begin September 1 after the August 2022 election per 923wnpc.com September 1 swearing-in report; seated continuously per January 20, 2026 roll call in CLB minutes and listed on cockecountytn.gov CLB page after the 2026 election — individual 2022 election not separately sourced; provisional; end: current term ends August 31, 2030, four-year cycle, no statute cited)

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Judy Hensley

Commissioner District 2 Post 1

2026-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: new term after the August 6, 2026 county general election per WVLT 2026-08-15 and the Cocke sample ballot; Tennessee county terms begin September 1 — day shown by the county's September 1 swearing-in of newly elected officials reported by 923wnpc.com; four-year cycle observed Aug 2022 to Aug 2026; no statute cited, text not read)

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Kenneth Norton

Commissioner District 2 Post 2

2026-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: new term after the August 6, 2026 county general election per WVLT 2026-08-15 and the Cocke sample ballot; Tennessee county terms begin September 1 — day shown by the county's September 1 swearing-in of newly elected officials reported by 923wnpc.com; four-year cycle observed Aug 2022 to Aug 2026; no statute cited, text not read)

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Norman Smith

Commissioner District 3 Post 1

2022-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: county terms begin September 1 after the August 2022 election per 923wnpc.com September 1 swearing-in report; seated continuously per January 20, 2026 roll call in CLB minutes and listed on cockecountytn.gov CLB page after the 2026 election — individual 2022 election not separately sourced; provisional; end: current term ends August 31, 2030, four-year cycle, no statute cited)

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Sid Mason

Commissioner District 3 Post 2

2026-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: new term after the August 6, 2026 county general election per WVLT 2026-08-15 and the Cocke sample ballot; Tennessee county terms begin September 1 — day shown by the county's September 1 swearing-in of newly elected officials reported by 923wnpc.com; four-year cycle observed Aug 2022 to Aug 2026; no statute cited, text not read)

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Jonathan Templin

Commissioner District 4 Post 1

2022-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: county terms begin September 1 after the August 2022 election per 923wnpc.com September 1 swearing-in report; seated continuously per January 20, 2026 roll call in CLB minutes and listed on cockecountytn.gov CLB page after the 2026 election — individual 2022 election not separately sourced; provisional; end: current term ends August 31, 2030, four-year cycle, no statute cited)

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Donnie Raines

Commissioner District 4 Post 2

2026-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: new term after the August 6, 2026 county general election per WVLT 2026-08-15 and the Cocke sample ballot; Tennessee county terms begin September 1 — day shown by the county's September 1 swearing-in of newly elected officials reported by 923wnpc.com; four-year cycle observed Aug 2022 to Aug 2026; no statute cited, text not read)

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Dan Bright

Commissioner District 5 Post 1

2022-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: county terms begin September 1 after the August 2022 election per 923wnpc.com September 1 swearing-in report; seated continuously per January 20, 2026 roll call in CLB minutes and listed on cockecountytn.gov CLB page after the 2026 election — individual 2022 election not separately sourced; provisional; end: current term ends August 31, 2030, four-year cycle, no statute cited)

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Daniel Reece

Commissioner District 5 Post 2

2026-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: new term after the August 6, 2026 county general election per WVLT 2026-08-15 and the Cocke sample ballot; Tennessee county terms begin September 1 — day shown by the county's September 1 swearing-in of newly elected officials reported by 923wnpc.com; four-year cycle observed Aug 2022 to Aug 2026; no statute cited, text not read)

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Casey Reed

Commissioner District 6 Post 1

2026-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: new term after the August 6, 2026 county general election per WVLT 2026-08-15 and the Cocke sample ballot; Tennessee county terms begin September 1 — day shown by the county's September 1 swearing-in of newly elected officials reported by 923wnpc.com; four-year cycle observed Aug 2022 to Aug 2026; no statute cited, text not read)

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Jeff Eslinger

Commissioner District 6 Post 2

2026-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: new term after the August 6, 2026 county general election per WVLT 2026-08-15 and the Cocke sample ballot; Tennessee county terms begin September 1 — day shown by the county's September 1 swearing-in of newly elected officials reported by 923wnpc.com; four-year cycle observed Aug 2022 to Aug 2026; no statute cited, text not read)

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Tim Layman

Commissioner District 7 Post 1

2022-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: county terms begin September 1 after the August 2022 election per 923wnpc.com September 1 swearing-in report; seated continuously per January 20, 2026 roll call in CLB minutes and listed on cockecountytn.gov CLB page after the 2026 election — individual 2022 election not separately sourced; provisional; end: current term ends August 31, 2030, four-year cycle, no statute cited)

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Clayton Ellison

Commissioner District 7 Post 2

2026-09-01–2030-08-31 (start: new term after the August 6, 2026 county general election per WVLT 2026-08-15 and the Cocke sample ballot; Tennessee county terms begin September 1 — day shown by the county's September 1 swearing-in of newly elected officials reported by 923wnpc.com; four-year cycle observed Aug 2022 to Aug 2026; no statute cited, text not read)

Former Officials (10)