Bill Cotten and his wife, Sally, have 3 children (Brent, Jenny, and Crystal) along with 3 grandchildren.   Bill is a lifelong resident of Lebanon and a graduate of Lebanon High School.  He is a graduate of Tennessee Technological University, Middle Tennessee State University and the Nashville School of Law.  

Bill was a teacher upon graduation from college for 5 years and was Assistant Principal of Lebanon High School for one year before going to work at Nissan North America for 26.5 years.  Bill retired from Nissan in January of 2010.   Bill joined the insurance firm of THW Insurance on February 7, 2011.