{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nPatty Mills, of Bean Station, is a candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeewoman from District 8 in the 2026 Republican Party primary [1]. District 8 covers Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Jefferson, and Union counties and part of Sevier County [1]. She met the qualifying deadline of March 10, 2026, at noon, and was confirmed on the Tennessee Secretary of State's official candidate list for District 8 as of March 24, 2026 [1]. The primary election is scheduled for August 6, 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for Republican State Executive Committee as of March 24, 2026 | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/TNGOPSEC_Filed_2026-03-24.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_8","county":"Claiborne","county_count":6,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 8"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Patty","fullname":"Patty Mills","lastname":"Mills","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_8","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 8","county":"Claiborne","county_count":6,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_8","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_8","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 8","county":"Claiborne","county_count":6,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_8","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_8","office_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 8","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Patty Mills is listed as a candidate for Tn Exec Committeewoman 8 R Primary in Tennessee Secretary of State records.","terms":[],"token":"43lYtmG3zd"}