County Trustee

County Trustee

The Office of the Trustee is a constitutional office created to lead the tax collection agency for each county. The trustee acts as a treasurer or banker, collecting property, personal, and public utility taxes. A trustee’s duties are to pay the county’s bills, settle claims, and keep a fair and regular account of all transactions. The office also administers tax relief, tax deferral, and tax freeze programs and collects and processes delinquent taxes, central business improvement district taxes, gulch central business improvement district taxes, and vegetation liens.

ERICA GILMORE

Nashville native Erica Gilmore is a long-time public official running for re-election to the office of Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Trustee. She has served in the position since August of 2020. Gilmore received her bachelor’s degree in English at Howard University, her master’s degree in English at Tennessee State University, and has taught at Fisk University and Nashville State Community College. She also has a Master of Arts and Executive Degree in government.

She formerly served as an at-large council member where she spent 12 years on the Budget and Finance Committee. Gilmore was also a public school teacher. With family ties to public service, Gilmore’s mother is State Senator Brenda Gilmore, and her father is retired Juvenile Court Officer Harry Gilmore.

She makes frequent appearances at many public forums and community meetings to talk directly with the citizens of Nashville about the change they want to see in their communities. Gilmore advocates for government transparency, racial justice, affordable housing, the importance of education, an increase in the minimum wage, and community safety. Gillmore has earned a reputation as a strong, pragmatic legislator who champions bold and progressive solutions to remedy Nashville’s toughest challenges.