{"county":"shelby","description":"Shelby County Commissioners are the 13 members of the county's legislative body. Each represents a single-member district, and together they pass resolutions and ordinances, approve the annual county budget, set the property-tax rate, and set countywide policy. They attend regular Monday commission meetings and Wednesday committee meetings and must complete at least seven hours of continuing education each year through the UT County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS).\n\n**Salary:** $34,900/year ([Action News 5, Dec 2021](https://www.actionnews5.com/2021/12/21/pay-raises-approved-elected-officials-shelby-county/)).","district":"3","districtgroup":"county_commission","id":65,"key":"county_commission_district_3","lastchangeby":null,"name":"Mick Wright","next_election":"2018-11-08","notes":"75","officegroup":"county_commission","partisan":0,"party":"","qualities":"- Policy judgment on countywide matters \u2014 budget, taxes, land use, services, intergovernmental \u2014 within Tennessee county-government law and the Shelby County Charter.\n- Budget literacy: the 13-member commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, and authorizes bond issues that span decades.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on resolutions and ordinances; chairing or sitting on committees that pre-screen items.\n- Constituent relations in a single-member district of roughly 70,000 residents \u2014 case-work and community issues flow through the commissioner's office.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required seven hours of annual continuing education through UT CTAS.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-08-04","term_start":"2022-08-04","term_years":4,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":"","electiondate":"2022-08-04","name":"Mick Wright","person":{"biography":"Commissioner Mick Wright was elected to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners in 2018 and re-elected to a second term in 2022. He represents District 3, encompassing all voting precincts in Bartlett and Lakeland.  \n\nA native of Des Moines, Iowa, Commissioner Wright made Shelby County his home after earning a bachelor\u2019s degree in English from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. He also holds a master\u2019s degree in public administration from Strayer University.  \n\nCommissioner Wright has worked for Youth Villages since 2003. He currently serves on the leadership team for the organization\u2019s Memphis Allies initiative, which provides intervention services to young people and adults at the highest risk of involvement with gun violence.  \n\nAn alum of Leadership Bartlett, Commissioner Wright has volunteered with numerous civic groups including the Bartlett Chamber Foundation, the Bartlett Education Foundation, the Bartlett Education Advisory Committee, the Bartlett Sesquicentennial Committee, and the Bartlett First Responders Monument Committee. Commissioner Wright also formed the group Better Bartlett Schools to lead the grassroots efforts culminating in the referendum that created the Bartlett City Schools system.  \n\nCommissioner Wright has previously served as a Vice Chair of the Republican Party of Shelby County and as President of the Northeast Shelby Republican Club. He was elected as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2016.  \n\nMick and his wife, Alison, live in Bartlett. Members of the Memphis Runners Track Club and the Bartlett Runners Club completed a marathon together as St. Jude Heroes and have participated in dozens of other charitable half-marathons and 5Ks. They worship with Christ Community Church in Memphis.","firstname":"Mick","lastname":"Wright","token":"cOOLq9r7U2"},"term_end":"2026-08-04","term_start":"2022-08-04"}],"title":"County Commissioner District 3","type":"legislative","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-04-25 19:49:19"}