{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nRex Lynch is a Republican candidate for Anderson County Circuit Court Clerk in Tennessee, seeking re-election in the August 6, 2026 primary [12]. He is the incumbent, having first been elected to the office in August 2018 [7].\n\nLynch serves as the Circuit Court Clerk for Anderson County, based in Clinton. His responsibilities include assembling and presenting judicial information to the Circuit, Criminal, General Sessions, and Juvenile Courts; archiving public records; collecting and disbursing court fees; and maintaining the county\u2019s law library [7]. The office also issues arraignment notices, summons, subpoenas, and juror summons [7]. In 2024, Lynch\u2019s office implemented changes to service fees for sheriff-related services following the passage of state legislation (HB 1012/SB 1493) [7]. Effective January 1, 2026, clerk fees were adjusted pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated \u00a7 8-21-401 [7].\n\nPrior to his tenure as Circuit Court Clerk, Lynch served as the Mayor of Anderson County. He was elected to that position and easily re-elected to a fourth term in August 2010 [25]. His time as mayor ended abruptly in July 2012 when he resigned amid a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probe [25]. Lynch had been indicted by a grand jury on nine counts, including seven felonies for sales tax fraud, one count of conflict of interest, and one count of official misconduct [25]. The indictment alleged that Lynch falsified vehicle transfer affidavits between 2007 and 2009 to receive personal benefit through the sale of vehicles to the Anderson County government via a third-party vendor [25]. Specifically, he was accused of lying on titles for a truck sold to a middleman in 2009, who then sold it to the county for $9,205 [25]. Lynch posted bond and was released from jail before resigning; his resignation letter stated he regretted the \"circumstances of my own making\" and apologized to the people of Anderson County [25].\n\nLynch is listed on the Tennessee Secretary of State\u2019s candidate lists for the 2026 election cycle [12]. He maintains an official office presence at 100 N. Main Street, Suite 301, in Clinton, TN, and can be contacted via email at rlynch@andersoncountytn.gov or rlynch@andersoncourts.org [7], [11].\n\n## Sources\n\n[7] [Circuit Court Clerk \u2013 Anderson County, Tennessee](https://andersoncountytn.gov/circuit-court-clerk/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-03\n[11] [Clerks | Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts](https://tncourts.gov/clerks/all/all?tid=1) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-03\n[12] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-03\n[25] [Anderson County Mayor Rex Lynch resigns](https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/anderson-county-mayor-rex-lynch-resigns-ep-406750454-358197791.html/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-03\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"circuit_court_clerk","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Circuit Court Clerk"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Rex","fullname":"Rex Lynch","lastname":"Lynch","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"circuit_court_clerk","contest_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"circuit_court_clerk","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"circuit_court_clerk","contest_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","county":"Anderson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"circuit_court_clerk","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"circuit_court_clerk","office_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Anderson County Circuit Court Clerk since 2018, running for re-election Aug. 6, 2026; previously county mayor 1998\u20132010, resigning amid a sales-tax-fraud case he pleaded guilty to in 2011.","terms":[],"token":"cwTV5TOrDI"}