{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAnita Hodges-Taylor serves as the Republican State Executive Committeewoman for District 3, a position encompassing Carter, Unicoi, and Washington Counties [1]. She first assumed this office in 2018 after winning a landslide victory across all 67 precincts in her three counties against two other female candidates [1].\n\nHodges-Taylor is running for re-election to the Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee in the 2026 primary cycle. As of May 2026, the outcome of this upcoming election remains unknown.\n\n## Background and education\n\nAnita Hodges-Taylor is a 1967 graduate of Boones Creek High School in Johnson City, Tennessee [1]. She self-describes as a Republican and states that she resides in the area encompassing Carter, Unicoi, and Washington Counties [1]. Specific details regarding her higher education degrees or religious affiliation are not provided in the available sources.\n\n## Office history\n\nIn 2018, Hodges-Taylor ran for Republican State Executive Committeewoman for District 3, which comprises Carter, Unicoi, and Washington counties [1]. She defeated two other female candidates in the primary election [1]. The victory was described as a clean sweep of all three counties and a landslide win across all 67 precincts within the district [1].\n\nShe was elected to a four-year term on the Tennessee Republican Party Executive Committee [1].\n\n## Family\n\nIn a 2019 update to her alumni profile, Anita Hodges-Taylor states that she received support from her friends and family during her successful campaign for Republican State Executive Committeewoman for District 3 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [ANITA HODGES-TAYLOR from Boones Creek High School - Classmates](https://www.classmates.com/people/anita-hodges-taylor/8728017999)","campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_3","county":"Carter","county_count":3,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Anita","fullname":"Anita Hodges-Taylor","lastname":"Hodges-Taylor","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_3","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 3","county":"Carter","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_3","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_3","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 3","county":"Carter","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_3","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_3","office_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Anita Hodges-Taylor, a 1967 graduate of Boones Creek High School, won the Republican State Executive Committeewoman race for District 3 in 2018.","terms":[],"token":"FjTr1EQsQV"}