Meet Rodney
I'm Rodney Wright.
A lawman for 31 years. A husband, a father, and a proud granddad. And someone who has spent his whole life looking out for folks like you.
Early Voting July 17 - August 1 ★ Election Day August 6, 2026
Profile photo/images/rodney-profile.jpgA little about myself
Raised to look out for people
I've spent 31 years in law enforcement. That's not a number I throw around to impress anybody. It's just the plain truth of how I've spent my life. Looking out for people. Working the cases nobody else wanted. Showing up when folks were having the worst day of their lives.
My family has called Gibson County home for more than five generations. This is where Shelley and I built our life together. Our roots run deep here, and so does our love for this place and the people in it.
I'm a husband, a father, and a proud granddad. Shelley and I have two sons. Danny is 30, and he wears a badge too, as a deputy sheriff over in Obion County. Brandt is 28, and he just finished law school and is studying hard for the bar. And our two little grandsons, ages 3 and 1, are about the best thing that ever happened to us.
My dad taught me something simple. You treat people right. You work hard. You keep your word. I've tried to live by that every single day, on duty and off.
31 years of doing the work
The work that doesn't make the news
For 31 years, I did the work that doesn't make the news.
Thefts. Burglaries. Assaults. Homicides. Crimes against children. The hard ones.
I sat with victims. I worked the evidence. I stayed with a case until it was finished, no matter how long that took. Because behind every case file is a real person. And a real family, waiting on answers.
When I worked over in Weakley County, we solved the vast majority of the cases that came across our desks. That didn't happen by luck. It happened because we did the work, the right way, every single time.
Why I'm doing this
I'm not done yet
Folks ask me why I'd want this job after all these years.
The answer is simple. I'm not done yet.
I look around Gibson County, and I see good people who deserve a sheriff's office they can count on. I see families who deserve to feel safe in their own homes. And I know, with everything I've learned in 31 years, that I can help.
This job ain't about the badge or the title for me. It's about the folks I'd be serving. My neighbors. Your family. Maybe the family right down the road.
What you can count on
Steady hands and a whole lot of heart
When you elect me, you won't get someone learning the job. You'll get someone who has already done it. For 31 years.
Steady hands. A clear head. And a whole lot of heart for this county.
Rodney WrightCandidate for Gibson County Sheriff
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Want to know what I'd do in office?
I'll bring real experience and a higher standard to this office. Read why I'm running, and what I'll do from day one.