Jim DeLanis has served on the Election Commission since 2013. A native of Ohio, Mr. DeLanis graduated from Dartmouth College in 1975 and Vanderbilt Law School in 1978. He served one year as law clerk to Nashville Circuit Court Judge James Swiggart and two years as Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, State of Tennessee. He entered the private practice of law in 1981 and specializes in business litigation.

Mr. DeLanis has been recognized in Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers for business and intellectual property litigation. He has served as President of the Nashville Bar Association Pro Bono Program and was chairman of the fundraising campaign for Legal Aid in 2012, among other Bar activities. A past president of the Nashville Humane Association, Mr. DeLanis has served on its board and in other capacities since 1995. He has been active in numerous charitable organizations and currently serves on the advisory board of Blood Assurance of Tennessee.

Jim is an avid handball and tennis player, enjoys hiking and gardening, and lives with his rescue dog, Cuppy, in the Hillsboro/West End neighborhood.