County Commission
Smith County
The Smith County Board of Commissioners is an elected board of three members from each district that come together to make all major decisions that affect the county. Meetings are held every fourth Monday of each month at 6 PM, unless the scheduled date falls on a holiday, then it would fall on the next day. Meetings are scheduled for the months of January through November, with no meeting being held in December.
County Commissioners
Your residence is located in a specific “Precinct,” or area within the county, where you will vote on Election Day. Please contact the Smith County Election Commission with any questions regarding Precincts for Smith County. You may also find information for your assigned precinct by visiting the Voter Registration Information Lookup And Absentee By-Mail Ballot Status Tracker website.
Commissioners by Districts
DISTRICT 1: PLEASANT SHADE / DEFEATED / DIFFICULT
Richey Gregory
4 Toney Hollow Ln.
Pleasant Shade, TN 37145
615-677-6610
rgregory@smithcountytn.gov
Bill Elliott
143 Difficult Rd.
Pleasant Shade, TN 37145
334-379-5723
belliott@smithcountytn.gov
Rusty Williams
529 Defeated Creek Hwy.
Carthage, TN 37030
615-774-3279
rwilliams@smithcountytn.gov
DISTRICT 2: DIXON SPRINGS / MONOVILLE / TANGLEWOOD / TURKEY CREEK
Billy Bass
17 Sunny View Ln.
Carthage, TN 37030
Home: 615-489-3912
bbass@smithcountytn.gov
Charles Kent
28 Jean Dr.
Carthage, TN 37030
615-476-6328
ckent@smithcountytn.gov
Jeremy Dennis
16 Tanglewood Rd.
Carthage, TN 37030
615-735-7997
jdennis@smithcountytn.gov
DISTRICT 3: NEW MIDDLETON / BRUSH CREEK / HICKMAN
Lynn Brown
1 Vantrease Road
Brush Creek, TN 38547
931-267-2042
lbrown@smithcountytn.gov
Scotty Barrett
175 Dry Fork Rd.
Brush Creek, TN 38547
615-854-6332
sbarrett@smithcountytn.gov
Ron Paschal
11 Paschal Rd.
Alexandria, TN 37012
615-574-0931
rpaschal@smithcountytn.gov
DISTRICT 4: ROCK CITY / ROME
Matthew Inyart
60 Jenkins Rd.
Carthage, TN 37030
615-542-3194
minyart@smithcountytn.gov
Cordell Smith, Jr.
664 Lebanon Hwy.
Carthage, TN 37030
615-556-1059
csmith@smithcountytn.gov
DISTRICT 5: GORDONSVILLE / LANCASTER / HICKMAN
Steven Lish
18 Wild Bill Ln.
Hickman, TN 38567
615-489-2166
slish@smithcountytn.gov
DISTRICT 6: CARTHAGE
Javin Cripps
131 Hilltop Dr.
Carthage, TN 37030
615-202-3851
jcripps@smithcountytn.gov
Justin Mauldin
P.O. Box 194
136 Hilltop Dr.
Carthage, TN 37030
615-489-7142
jmauldin@smithcountytn.gov
Erika Ebel
228 Main St. N
Carthage, TN 37030
615-739-3649
eebel@smithcountytn.gov
DISTRICT 7: SOUTH CARTHAGE
Tommy Bane
53 County House Circle
Carthage, TN 37030
615-735-2144
tbane@smithcountytn.gov
Junior Fields
20 Riverpoint Ln.
Carthage, TN 37030
615-388-2301
jfields@smithcountytn.gov
Connor McDonald
169 McCall St.
Carthage, TN 37030
615-489-6393
cmcdonald@smithcountytn.gov
DISTRICT 8: CHESTNUT MOUND / ELMWOOD
TBD – Thank you for your patience!
MEETING INFO
2026 Meeting Dates
*MEETING DATES: Every fourth Monday of each month @ 6 PM from January to November, unless it’s a holiday, then it falls on the next day.
MEETING LOCATION: The Smith County Board of Commissioners will meet at the Smith County Ag Center.
MEETING VIDEOS
VOTING PRECINCTS
