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Gordon Wildridge, Mayor
33 First Street
Lexington, TN 38351
(731) 968-6657
(731) 967-1877
33 First Street
Lexington, TN 38351
Alderman Loftin was born and raised in Lexington, TN. He graduated from Lexington High School.
Alderman Loftin worked as a police officer at Lexington Police Department for naerly 40 years, with 32 years acting as Chief of Police. Alderman Loftin serves on the Henderson County Carl Perkins Prevention of Child Abuse Center Board, was actively involved with Lexington Little League for over 40 years, and is a member of First Baptist Church
Alderman Loftin and his wife, Redonna, have 6 children and 15 grandchildren.
Tim Rhodes, Alderman Position 2
33 First Street
Lexington, TN 38351
(731) 968-5434
Alderman Rhodes was born in Lexington TN and has spent all of his life here with the exception of 10 years during childhood. He graduated from Union City High School and returned home the following year.
He served 5 years on the Carl Perkins Prevention of Child Abuse Center board and has been a small business owner since 2000.
He serves as Chairman of the Lexington Gas System Board, Chairman of the Tourism Committee, and serves on the Police Department, Fire Department and Airport committees.
Alderman Rhodes and his wife Mary Ann have been married since 1986. They are the parents of two children and 3 grandchildren.
Sandra Wood, Vice Mayor & Alderman Position 3
33 First Street
Lexington, TN 38351
(731) 535-1125
Alderman Wood is a lifelong resident of Lexington, Henderson County. She is a 1983 graduate of Lexington High School and attended Jackson State Community College. Alderman Wood is an 18 year Administrative Assistant with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture where she was selected as 2009 Forestry Employee of the Year.
Involved in community service, Alderman Wood is an active member of the Altruistic Club, having served as President, and currently serving as Vice-President. She is involved in many areas of community service, and is a member of the Henderson County Benefit Committee. She decided to expand her service to the community by seeking the office of Alderman, and was elected to serve in September 2009. Re-elected in 2011, she currently serves as Chairman for the Civic Center/Museum Committee and is a member of the Recycling and Tourism Committees. Alderman Wood is the former Chairman of the Fire Committee and past member of the Police Committee.
Alderman Wood and her husband Jeff have one son, Brandon.
Donna Ross, Alderman Position 4
33 First Street
Lexington, TN 38351
Alderman Ross is a lifelong resident of Lexington. She and her husband, Brent, have been married since 1989. Together, they have one son and a grandchild on the way.; She was elected to Alderman Position 4 in the 2025 municipal election.
Donna has been in banking for the past 25 years, the last 15 of which have been served at First Bank.Donna has been recognized by the Nashville Mortgage Bankers Association, receiving the Gold and Platinum Awards of Excellence. As a member of the First Bank team, she has been named the Top Mortgage Banker for West Tennessee, Top Ten Originators, the Heart of Tennessee Award, and numerous Chairman's Club Awards and the Club of Excellence.
Community service has been an integral part of her life. Alderman Ross has served with the SWTN Tourism Association, the Governor's Council on Tourism, the Frances Halbrook Hensley Animal Shelter, the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, the Rotary Club, The Board of Lexington Babe Ruth. the Altruistic Club, and the Henderson County Fair Association. She and her husband Brent coached for the Lexington Soccer League. She is a past Director of the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce and currently serves as a Chamber Ambassador.

Jimmy White, Alderman Position 5
33 First Street
Lexington, TN 38351
(731) 968-6657
Alderman White was born and raised in Scotts Hill, TN. He is a graduate of Scotts Hill High School and attended Freed-Hardeman University on a basketball scholarship. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Viertnam War. He was awarded a purple heart for his service.
Alderman White has spend his career in automobile retail sales with the last thirty years being in management. He has been a F & I Manager, General Sales Manager, and General Manager and worked with Nissan, VW, Volvo, Acura, and Honda.
Alderman White is serving first term as an Alderman after being elected in 2021. He is a lifetime member of the VFW and commander of Post 1294 Lexington. He is a member of the American Legion. He has been the Henderson County Veterans Officer since 2018
Alderman White and his wife, Paula, have 5 children and 11 grandchildren.
Chip Clark, Alderman Position 6
33 First Street
Lexington, TN 38351
33 First Street
Lexington, TN 38351
(731) 968-6657
Alderman Gabe Williams is a lifelong resident of the City of Lexington. He grew up playing baseball at Guy B. Amis Park, attended Paul G. Caywood Elementary School, graduated from Lexington High School in 1996, and is a graduate of The University of Tennessee at Martin, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.
Alderman Williams was offered an opportunity to start his professional career by FirstBank in 2000, right here in his home town of Lexington, TN. He proudly accepted and 18 years later is still employed with FirstBank today. He worked as a Retail Banking Representative in Lexington, TN from 2000 to 2003, Loan Officer in Lexington, TN from 2003 to 2007, City President in Parsons, TN from 2007 to 2013, and Senior Commercial Banker in Lexington, TN from 2013 to present.
During the past 20 years Alderman Williams has coached and been a part of various youth sports teams and leagues, including Lexington Little League baseball, Lexington Babe Ruth baseball, Lexington Dixie Youth Softball, and various local travel softball teams. In years past, he served on the Carl Perkins Prevention of Child Abuse Center Board and was a member of the Lexington Rotary Club.
Alderman Williams currently serves on the Police/Animal Control committee, Street/WC committee, Parks/Cemetery committee, Recycling committee, Airport/HR committee, and is Chairman of the Parks/Cemetery Committee. He also currently serves on the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Alderman Williams and his wife Lori have been married since 2000. They are the parents of 2 daughters, Lacey and Carly.