Johnny Bellis is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman District 26, representing Lawrence County, in the August 6, 2026 primary election [1]. He previously served as a State Executive Committee Representative for the Lawrence County Republican Party. In February 2025, Bellis attended the Lawrence County GOP’s biennial reorganizational meeting alongside State Chairman Scott Golden and fellow representative Stacey Brewer to participate in the party's organizational proceedings [10]. During this meeting, he was present as local leadership transitioned from Chairman Brandon Taylor, who had missed a vote and thus became ineligible for office under state party laws, to a new slate of officers including Chairman Lawrence Sutton [10]. Public records indicate that a Johnny Bellis resides in Savannah, Tennessee, which is located within Lawrence County, and may have attended the University of Tennessee at Martin [12].
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