2025-2027 Marion County TN Election Commission

The five person Board of Election Commissioners oversees the operations of the Election Commission office. The bi-partisan board is appointed every odd year on the first Monday in April by the Tennessee State Election Commission input from the state legislative representatives of the county. The composition of the board is directed by §2-12-103(a) which states: “Three (3) members shall be members of the majority party and two (2) members shall be members of the minority party.” The Commission currently holds its regular monthly meeting on the third Thursday of each month (rescheduled for holidays when applicable) at 5:30 pm central time. The address is 109 Academy Avenue, Jasper, TN 37347.

Members of the public wishing to address the Commission are strongly encouraged to aim to show up at lest 15 minutes early to sign in on the Public Comments form.

Russ Hood

Chair

Republican
Appt 2020

Anita Tipton

Secretary

Democrat
Appt 2020

Vanessa Blevins

Commissioner

Republican
Appt 2020

Deb Conley

Commissioner

Republican
Appt 2024

Rhkisha Whisnant

Commissioner

Democrat
Appt 2024

David Riley

Administrator of Elections

Tina Wirstrom

Deputy Administrator of Elections

Debbie Keahey

File Coordinator

The members of the office staff are dedicated to maintaining the integrity, accuracy, and efficiency of voting operations in Marion County.