Michael Lankford

Michael Lankford has been selected to fill the seat left vacant by the death of late State Rep. Jeff Burkhart, R-Clarksville. Lankford presently serves as a Montgomery County commissioner, representing District 6. Lankford will represent Tennessee’s House District 75, which includes part of Montgomery County. He is employed as a commercial banker at Planters Bank. Lankford holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural and business management from Austin Peay State University and a master’s in agribusiness and risk management from the University of Tennessee at Martin.