My Current Public Involvement (May 19th)
- Todd McKinley
- Jan 16
- 2 min read
From time to time, I feel it's important to update the public as to what organizations and activities I particiapte in. I do this, because I feel I have an implied duty to do so. Take a look, if interested in knowing more, feel free to reach out anytime.
Ways to contact or find out more about me.
Veterans Service
American Legion Department of Tennessee Commander (June 15th, 2025 - Present)
In addition to serving as Department (State) Commander, I also serve as Chairman of the Department Executive Committee (DEC) and on the Department Legislative Committee as a Liason to Senator Bill Hagerty. I'm also a member of the National Legislative Council for the 119th Congress for TN-01 U.S. House District and was named National Member of the Week on five occassion, (April 6th, 2023, April 12th, 2024, May 17th, 2024, June 14th, 2024, & May 1st, 2026). Finally, I'm a member of the National Security Commission: Conventional Armed Forces Committee.
Take a look at the links below to learn more about what we're working on, but especially reach out if interested in joining.
Public Office & Politics
Sullivan County Board of Education, District 5 Representative (September 1st, 2024 - Present)
· Member: Sick Leave Committee
· Member: Collaborative Conferencing Committee
· Delegate: Tennessee School Board Association Convention (2025)
Email me if I can be of service, especially if you live in the 5th BOE District.
The Common Sense Conservatives:
I co-host The Common Sense Conservatives, which is a terrestrial Radio (AM & FM), that we stream and release as a podcast. (Live every Wednesday from 7 to 9 PM Eastern). "We make sense of the inverted reality we are subject to every day, The Common Sense Conservatives are here to help bring you back to reality…..Hosts, Chris Wyatt, Todd McKinley, and John Grosvenor." Watch or listen live or at your convenience at the following links.
The Tennessee Conservative
I began cointributiong articles on May 18th, 2026.
Host of the Northeast Tennessee Community Roundtable:
This is a revamp of my old Veterans Coffee Roundtable, the reason I've decided to revamp the name was I feel many outside Veteran Service Organization circles didn't know the public was invited, not just Veterans. Also, I want to make this a true civics meeting with a simple format that will hopefully grow and one that doesn't trade on the name Veteran.
Since retiring the Veterans Coffee Roundtable name last year, I've had dozens of people ask me if I'm going to restart it, or do something else. Well, I'm doing something similar but I'm looking to expand the reach and make civic life important again, which necessitated the name change.
Todd A. McKinley, BA, MSL
SFC, USA-Ret.
