Larawn Scaife

LaRawn Scaife Rhea is a Republican candidate running for State Executive Committeewoman District 21 in Davidson County, Tennessee [1]. She grew up in Nashville and was raised in the music industry, as her father, Cecil Scaife, promoted the careers of artists such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Charlie Rich [8]. LaRawn is a graduate of Belmont College with a degree in Marketing and a concentration in Psychology, and she served on the Belmont Alumni Board after graduation [8]. She has worked as a freelance social photographer and journalist, with her work appearing in various magazines [8].

LaRawn Scaife Rhea has held leadership roles in several non-profit organizations, serving on the Executive Boards of the Nashville Symphony League, The Horticultural Society of Middle Tennessee, Historic Belmont Mansion, The Nashville Ballet, and The Animal Welfare Fund [8]. She is credited with conceiving the idea for "The World’s Biggest Baby Shower," an event that led to Oprah Winfrey visiting Fort Campbell to provide a baby shower for over 700 military wives expecting children simultaneously; this event was subsequently aired on The Oprah Winfrey Show [8]. Currently, she serves as the Marketing Director for Chartwell Properties, a real estate development firm in Nashville [8].

Public records indicate that LaRawn Scaife owns property at 2112 Woodlawn Drive in Nashville, Tennessee, which was acquired in March 1999 and had an appraised value of $745,700 [7]. She is the sister of the late Joe Carlos Scaife, a Grammy-nominated record producer and engineer known for hits such as "Achy Breaky Heart" and "Redneck Woman" [10]. LaRawn and her sisters established the Cecil Scaife Music Business Endowment at Belmont University in honor of their father [12].

Sources

• [1] Tennessee elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia
• [2] Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State
• [3] 2026 Election United States Senate - Tennessee - FEC.gov
• [4] 2026 United States Senate election in Tennessee - Wikipedia
• [7] Property valuation of Woodlawn Drive, Nashville, TN: 2106 (DAVID I KOMISAR & MELODY K KOMISAR), 2108, 2112 (LARAWN SCAIFE), 2500 (GLENN W PETACH ET UX), 2502, 2504, 2506, 2508, 2510 (CAROLYN BURTON), 2512 (tax assessments)
• [8] LARAWN SCAIFE RHEA – Constituting America
• [9] LaRawn Scaife Rhea’s Profile | Yahoo News, The Tennessean, The Leaf-Chronicle Journalist | Muck Rack
• [10] Obituary for Joe Carlos Scaife | Young Funeral Home
• [11] Joe Scaife | Obituaries | williamsonscene.com
• [12] Hit Producer Joe Scaife Dies At Age 68 - MusicRow.com

Public filings

Candidates and officeholders are required by law to file campaign finance reports and statements of economic interest. The sites below don't support direct links to an individual record — search by last name on each.

Tennessee — campaign finance

• State offices (Governor, US Senate, US Rep, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee) — Tennessee Registry of Election Finance. Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “Scaife”, and submit.
• Shelby County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — Shelby County Public Campaign Finance Portal. Select the election year and search by candidate name (“Scaife”).

Tennessee — statement of interest

• Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “Scaife”and, if needed, select the applicable position.