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Steve Page
Office history
Current office and 2026 campaign
Steve Page is the Republican incumbent sheriff of White County, seeking re-election in the August 6, 2026 general election against independent challenger Daniel Trivette 3. In candidate questionnaires he has pointed to deputy pay and retention — with surrounding agencies paying more — as a central challenge for the office 4.
Career
Page earned a criminal justice degree and graduated from the Cleveland State Police Academy in 2010 1. He joined the White County Sheriff's Office in 2011 as a deputy under then-Sheriff Oddie Shoupe and was later promoted to detective 1. In 2017 he joined the Baxter Police Department while campaigning for sheriff 1.
Office history
Page was elected White County Sheriff in August 2018 and won a second term in 2022 1. In June 2026 the Tennessee Senate recognized him for fifteen years of law-enforcement service in a proclamation signed by Senate Speaker Randy McNally, Sen. Paul Bailey and Rep. Paul Sherrell and presented at the White County Justice Center 1. His earlier honors include a Deputy of the Year award and an Excellence in Law Enforcement Award from the U.S. Attorney General's Office 1.
Documented disputes and controversies
Page is a defendant in Ford v. Page, a First Amendment retaliation lawsuit brought by former captain John Ford 2. Page had assigned Ford to investigate an April 2020 incident in which a deputy repeatedly deployed a K-9 on a woman during a felony warrant service; after Ford concluded the deputy may have committed a crime and contacted the district attorney's office without written authorization, Page terminated him for violating a chain-of-command policy 2. On November 1, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (Judge Waverly Crenshaw) denied the defendants summary judgment, finding "admissible direct and circumstantial evidence" that Ford was fired for protected speech and ruling that qualified immunity was not available to Page 2.
Family
Page's son serves as a Tennessee State Trooper 1.
Sources
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 (search)
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State offices (Governor, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee, statewide judiciary) —
Tennessee Registry of Election Finance.
Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “Page”, and submit.
US House, US Senate, and Presidential candidates file with the FEC — see the federal section below. - County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — most major TN counties use the EasyVote portal. Select the relevant county and search by candidate name (“Page”).
Tennessee — statement of interest
- Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “Page”and, if needed, select the applicable position.