Bill Ketron

Bill Ketron
Mayor of Rutherford County
In office
September 1, 2018 – August 30, 2022
Preceded byErnest Burgess
Succeeded byJoe Carr
Member of the Tennessee Senate
from the 13th district
In office
January 2003 – August 31, 2018
Preceded byGene Elsea
Succeeded byDawn White
Personal details
Born (1953-09-04) September 4, 1953 (age 71)
Kingsport, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Theresa Fallaw
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(m. 1983)​
Children1
EducationMiddle Tennessee State University (BS)

Bill Ketron, Jr. (born September 4, 1953) is a Tennessee politician who was the Mayor of Rutherford County, previously serving as a member of the Tennessee Senate for the 13th district, which was composed of Lincoln, Marshall, and Maury counties, as well as part of Rutherford County from 2003 to his resignation in 2018. He won the August 2 general election for mayor and assumed office on September 1, 2018, resigning from the Senate on the previous day.[1][2][3] In the May 3, 2022 Republican primary, Ketron lost reelection to former state representative Joe Carr, who went on to win the general election to succeed him.[4]

  1. ^ Reynolds, Jason (August 2, 2018). "Ketron elected County Mayor; Fitzhugh re-elected sheriff". Murfreesboro Post. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Broden, Scott (August 26, 2018). "'Honored to serve': Ernest Burgess said he relied on faith as Rutherford County's mayor". Murfreesboro Daily News Journal. Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Broden, Scott (August 27, 2018). "Rutherford County Mayor-elect Bill Ketron will resign from Tennessee Senate on Friday". Murfreesboro Daily News Journal. Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Broden, Scott (4 August 2022). "Joe Carr wins Rutherford County mayor election over runner up Randy Allen". The Murfreesboro Post. Retrieved 26 August 2022.