Tommy Kilby

Tommy Kilby is a Tennessee politician and a former member of the Tennessee Senate for the 12th district, which encompasses Campbell, Fentress, Morgan, Rhea, Roane, and Scott counties. He served as a state senator beginning with the 103rd Tennessee General Assembly. He was vice-chair of the Senate Transportation Committee and served as chairman of the Senate Environment, Conservation, and Tourism committee.
Tommy Kilby graduated from Oakdale [High School (Tennessee)|Oakdale High School] in 1982 and attended Tusculum College. At age eighteen he was elected as a county commissioner in Morgan County, serving from 1982 to 1990. In 1994 he was elected county executive; he was re-elected to three unprecedented terms. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Morgan County Chamber of Commerce. He was a member and a vice chair of the East Tennessee Development District and East Tennessee Human Resource Agency.
In December 2006, Kilby announced that he would not run for re-election in 2008.
Currently Tommy Kilby is working at Oakdale High School as a history teacher.