County Clerk

County Clerk

The county clerk is a constitutional officer established by the Tennessee State Constitution. In Davidson County, the county clerk is responsible for keeping the official record of county commission meetings, handling vehicle registrations, marriage licenses, business licenses, driver license renewal, and fish and game permits. Notary public applications and pawnbrokers are also processed by the county clerk’s office. It is an elected position serving a four year term and the county clerk must reside in their serving district.

BRENDA WYNN

Brenda Wynn is running unopposed for re-election as Davidson County Clerk. A Nashville native and graduate of Pearl High School, she received her Bachelor of Science and Master’s Degrees in Business from Tennessee State University. Wynn worked for nine years at Meharry Medical College and also as an adjunct professor in the Health Care Administration and Planning Department at Tennessee State University.

Wynn has served as President of the League of Women Voters, the YWCA, and Women in Numbers, as well as on Boards for organizations such as You Have the Power, Nashville Women’s Political Collaborative, Nashville’s Agenda Steering Committee, and WPLN, among others.

Wynn was elected as Davidson County Clerk in 2012, becoming the first African American woman elected to a constitutional office in Davidson County. She served as the first Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods under former Mayor Bill Purcell before joining Jim Cooper’s congressional team as Director of Community Outreach.