Ryan Gallant is the incumbent Montgomery County Commissioner for District 18 and is running for re-election as an independent in the Aug. 6, 2026 election, facing Democrat Tiffany Manning 12. He cites helping expand the county's health-care sector during his first term, including the arrival of Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital, and TriStar Clarksville Hospital 1.
Gallant is a 2026 graduate of Austin Peay State University with a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice and homeland security 1.
Gallant has chaired the Jail and Juvenile Detention Committee and the Animal Care and Control Committee, and currently chairs the Committee on Investment and the Delinquent Tax Sales Committee 1.
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