Education
Georgia Institute of Technology. Emory University.
Georgia Institute of Technology. Emory University.
Since he was 11 years old, Mayfield worked for the family business. Mr. Mayfield was a graduate of the Baylor School in Chattanooga and a 1973 graduate of Georgia Technical"s College of Management. He went on to earn an Executive Master of Business Administration from Emory University in 1986.
Mayfield"s grandfather started Mayfield Dairy Farms.
After graduation, Mayfield returned to the family business, and was named president of the organization in 1995. Mayfield handles most of the firm"s advertising.
Mayfield ran against United States representative Chuck Fleischmann in the 2012 Republican primary election in Tennessee"s 3rd congressional district. He finished in second place behind Fleischmann, who received 39.1% to Mayfield"s 31%.