Rhea Taylor

Current office

• County Mayor of Fayette County, Tennessee, since being elected in 2002. (voteskip.com)

Prior office

• Eight years on the Fayette County Commission before becoming mayor. (voteskip.com)

Career

• Lifelong Fayette County native raised on his family's farm; pursued farming full-time after college and became active in civic life through church and agricultural organizations. (voteskip.com)
• As mayor, has emphasized budgets that require no new property taxes and oversees the expansion of ambulance service, the establishment of a county-wide fire department, and the construction or renovation of county facilities including schools and Baptist-Fayette Hospital. (voteskip.com)

Education

• B.S. in Agriculture, University of Tennessee at Martin. (voteskip.com)

Notable

• In 2024, Taylor was in the news over a decision to temporarily close the Bernard Community Center in Mason; the county commission subsequently approved new rules requiring public events to be scheduled through the mayor's office. (Commercial Appeal via Yahoo)

Statement of interest (Tennessee Ethics Commission)

• 2026 — County Mayor (SS-8005) — filed as a Fayette County official/candidate
• 2025 — County Mayor (SS-8005) — filed as a Fayette County official/candidate
• 2024 — County Mayor (SS-8005) — filed as a Fayette County official/candidate

Source: Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest Search. Scraped 2026-04-23.

Public filings

Candidates and officeholders are required by law to file campaign finance reports and statements of economic interest. The sites below don't support direct links to an individual record — search by last name on each.

Tennessee — campaign finance

• State offices (Governor, US Senate, US Rep, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee) — Tennessee Registry of Election Finance. Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “Taylor”, and submit.
• Shelby County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — Shelby County Public Campaign Finance Portal. Select the election year and search by candidate name (“Taylor”).

Tennessee — statement of interest

• Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “Taylor”and, if needed, select the applicable position.