Claim: Gary Odom served on the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County (the legislative body of the consolidated city-county government of Nashville, Tennessee and Davidson County) from 1983 to 1995 after earning a master's degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1975.
Evidence: Prior to his service in the Tennessee House of Representatives, he served in the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County from 1983 to 1995. In 1973, he graduated from East Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science degree, and in 1975 he earned his master's degree when he graduated from Eastern Kentucky University. The Metropolitan Council is the legislative body of the consolidated city-county government of Nashville, Tennessee and Davidson County.