Biography
Mike Croley is a Navy veteran and former federal employee who worked as a Presidential Management Fellow at NOAA on climate resilience efforts before that program was ended. He describes himself as a Navy officer, environmental engineer and former federal employee, and is the Democratic nominee for the open 6th District seat.[1][2]
Croley was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, and graduated from Ohio County High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University in 2005 and a graduate degree from Tennessee Technological University in 2020.[2] He served in the U.S. Navy from 1999 to 2009 and later worked as a Tennessee State Park Ranger.[1][2]
Croley later worked as a federal environmental engineer and Presidential Management Fellow at NOAA, with assignments across the Department of State, National Ocean Service, and U.S. Department of Agriculture.[1][2] Ballotpedia lists him as the founder of The Tranquil Path and gives his profession as nonprofit founder.[2] He won the August 6, 2026 Democratic primary for the 6th District, defeating Chaney Mosley, Lore Bergman, Miriam Leibowitz and Christopher Finley.[2]
- 1.Mike Croley Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 2.Mike Croley · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
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