{"county":"shelby","description":"","district":"Millington","districtgroup":"municipality","id":197,"key":"alderman_position_7","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Gavin Smith","next_election":"2020-11-03","notes":"207","officegroup":"millington_aldermen","partisan":0,"party":"","qualities":"- Policy judgment on town-scale matters \u2014 budget, ordinances, zoning, parks, and code enforcement \u2014 within the city/town charter and Tennessee municipal law.\n- Budget literacy: the board approves the annual municipal budget and sets the property-tax rate.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on ordinances and resolutions in a small body that meets often.\n- Constituent relations in a small town \u2014 retail, relationship-based politics with high accessibility expectations.\n- Coordination with the town mayor, who runs day-to-day operations, while keeping legislative independence.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2028-11-05","term_start":"2024-11-05","term_years":4,"terms":[{"current":0,"description":"","electiondate":"2020-11-03","name":"Mike Caruthers","person":{"biography":"## Current office and campaign\n\nMike Caruthers serves as Alderman for Position 7 on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Millington, Tennessee. He won re-election in the November 2024 municipal election, defeating challengers John Perales and Charles Reed, receiving 1,700 votes to Reed's 881 and Perales' 815.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Staff Directory \u2013 City of Millington](https://www.millingtontn.gov/directory.aspx?EID=28)\n- [2] [Municipal elections held in 204 cities \u2013 Tennessee Town & City](https://ttc.tml1.org/2024/11/08/municipal-elections-held-204-cities)","firstname":"Mike","lastname":"Caruthers","token":"fozwnvL8j6"},"term_end":"2024-11-03","term_start":"2020-11-03"},{"current":1,"description":null,"electiondate":"2024-11-05","name":"Gavin Smith","person":{"firstname":"Gavin","lastname":"Smith","token":"obrtab2SGU"},"term_end":"2028-11-05","term_start":"2024-11-05"}],"title":"Millington Alderman Position 7","type":"legislative","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}