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TROY K. THOMPSON
Office history
Editorial note - same-name confusion. A different Troy Thompson served as mayor of Townsville, Queensland, Australia (2024-2025) and dominates web searches for the name; he is unrelated to this candidate. The Troy K. Thompson described here is a Bedford County, Tennessee county commissioner running for county mayor.
Current office and 2026 campaign
Troy K. Thompson is an independent candidate for Bedford County Mayor in the August 6, 2026 county general election 1. He was among the candidates at the April 30, 2026 mayoral forum at Normandy Town Hall 3.
Office history
Thompson currently serves as one of the two Bedford County commissioners representing District 3 2. He first sought the District 3 commission seat in the 2022 county election cycle 4.
Sources
Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)
- Thompson seeks Commission seat - Shelbyville Times-Gazette (access blocked / paywalled)
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 “THOMPSON”, 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 (“THOMPSON”).
Tennessee — statement of interest
- Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “THOMPSON”and, if needed, select the applicable position.