{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nShannon Haynes is a Republican candidate for the Tennessee State Executive Committee in District 25 [1]. She qualified for the ballot following the March 10, 2026, deadline established by the Tennessee Secretary of State [1].\n\nIn May 2024, Haynes announced that she would be leaving her position at Emmaus Consulting PLLC to take on a new role at the Ayers Foundation Trust [2]. In this capacity, she leads the \"Come Home Tennessee\" initiative, which aims to attract educated scholars back to rural areas of the state to work and raise families [2].\n\n## Background and education\n\nShannon Haynes self-describes as having spent a decade working to protect access to healthcare in rural areas [2]. She previously served with Emmaus Consulting PLLC, focusing on service to rural Tennesseans [2]. In 2024, she announced her move into a new role at the Ayers Foundation Trust to lead their \"Come Home Tennessee\" effort, which aims to bring educated scholars back to rural communities to work and raise families [2].\n\n## Career\n\nPrior to joining the Ayers Foundation Trust, Haynes spent a decade working to protect access to healthcare in rural areas through her firm, Emmaus Consulting PLLC [2]. In February 2024, she announced that she would be moving into a new role at the Ayers Foundation Trust [2].\n\nIn this capacity, Haynes leads the \"Come Home Tennessee\" initiative, which aims to bring educated scholars back to rural Tennessee to work and raise families in their home communities [2]. The statewide initiative was launched on September 6 to support rural economic growth [4]. Haynes is listed as the contact for the Scholars team at the organization [3].\n\n## Office history\n\nShannon Haynes served as a committee woman for the 25th Republican Primary District on the Tennessee State Executive Committee [1].\n\nHaynes self-describes having spent a decade working to protect access to healthcare in rural areas through her work at Emmaus Consulting PLLC before moving into a new role at the Ayers Foundation Trust to oversee their \"Come Home Tennessee\" effort [2].\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n\nShannon Haynes served as the Alumni Contact for the Ayers Foundation Trust, a private trust based in Parsons, Tennessee, which reported total assets of $5.1 million and annual income of $6.6 million in records from 2023 [5]. In this role, she managed communications for the organization\u2019s alumni network, distinct from the general contact handled by Raquel Stearnes or the scholars contact managed by Taylor Forbes [3].\n\nHaynes previously spent a decade working with Emmaus Consulting PLLC to protect access to healthcare in rural areas before transitioning to her position at the Ayers Foundation Trust in 2024 [2]. In this new capacity, she oversees the \"Come Home Tennessee\" initiative, which aims to bring educated scholars back to rural Tennessee to work and raise families in their home communities [2]. The initiative was launched by the Ayers Foundation Trust in September 2023 alongside Governor Bill Lee and founders Jim and Janet Ayers to reduce economic distress in at-risk counties [4]. Haynes states that she is looking forward to serving at-risk and distressed areas through this effort, which connects graduates of the Ayers Scholars Program with regional employers and remote employment options [2], [6].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n[2] [Shannon Haynes on LinkedIn: #gratitude #comehometennessee #comehometn #ayersscholars #tennessee\u2026 | 13 comments](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shannon-haynes-0aa8922_gratitude-comehometennessee-comehometn-activity-7062948395044245504-TWoy?trk=public_profile_like_view)\n[3] [Contact - Ayers Foundation Trust](https://ayersfoundationtrust.org/contact/)\n[4] [Ayers Foundation Trust launches Come Home Tennessee Initiative for Rural Economic Growth \u2013 Chester County Independent](https://chestercountyindependent.com/ayers-foundation-trust-launches-come-home-tennessee-initiative-for-rural-economic-growth/)\n[5] [Ayers Foundation Trust | Granted AI](https://grantedai.com/foundations/ayers-foundation-trust-1915)\n[6] [Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Ayers Foundation Launch Initiative for Rural Economic Growth - Tennessee Star](https://tennesseestar.com/news/tennessee-governor-bill-lee-and-ayers-foundation-launch-initiative-for-rural-economic-growth/hpoling/2023/09/10/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_25","county":"Crockett","county_count":7,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 25"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Shannon","fullname":"Shannon Haynes","lastname":"Haynes","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_25","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 25","county":"Crockett","county_count":7,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_25","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_25","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 25","county":"Crockett","county_count":7,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_25","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_25","office_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 25","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Shannon Haynes is running for Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee and works at the Ayers Foundation Trust leading the Come Home Tennessee initiative.","terms":[],"token":"FkwzeekdVF"}