{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nLulu Elam serves as a State Executive Committeeewoman for District 20 in the Tennessee Republican Party[1]. She is currently running for re-election to this position in the 2026 primary cycle[2]. Her campaign committee, the Lulu R. Elam Committee, has established a treasurer, Gina Standefer, and is actively soliciting volunteers to support her bid[2].\n\nThe context of her current campaign follows a decision by the Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee to tighten candidate eligibility standards for GOP primaries[1]. In a specially called meeting, the committee voted to amend Article IX, Section 1, Paragraph B of its bylaws, effective immediately[1]. The revised rules state that beginning in 2026, an individual who has voted in any of the four most recent statewide primary elections for a party other than the Republican Party is ineligible to vote in the Tennessee Republican Party primary[1].\n\n## Office history\n\nLulu Elam is a candidate for State Executive Committee in District 20 of the Tennessee Republican Party [2]. The Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee voted in a specially called meeting to tighten the standards for candidate eligibility in GOP primaries in the state, effective immediately, with Article IX, Section 1, Paragraph B of the TRP bylaws having been previously amended in a September 7, 2023 meeting [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Lulu Elam Archives - Tennessee Star](https://tennesseestar.com/tag/lulu-elam/)\n[2] [I want to help!](https://artisanal-author-805.kit.com/a63a50a24f)","campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_20","county":"Davidson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 20"}],"cf_filings":[{"county":"davidson","displayname":"Elam, Lulu","documents":[{"datesubmitted":"10/13/22","documentid":"8A9F6197-0F21-4556-81D9-B7CAB9D62137","documentname":"3rd Qtr 2022 Closeout","documentnameid":["8A9F6197-0F21-4556-81D9-B7CAB9D62137","3rd Qtr 2022 Closeout"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"10/13/22","documentid":"105B0826-CBE0-48E9-B63A-00AB11A4CD08","documentname":"Amended Pre Primary 8/2022","documentnameid":["105B0826-CBE0-48E9-B63A-00AB11A4CD08","Amended Pre Primary 8/2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"10/13/22","documentid":"01AF6DFF-99D4-4C5D-AD5E-6EA5AA76088E","documentname":"Amended 2nd Qtr 2022","documentnameid":["01AF6DFF-99D4-4C5D-AD5E-6EA5AA76088E","Amended 2nd Qtr 2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"10/13/22","documentid":"27F48D0C-A30B-4667-A30A-27104976089E","documentname":"Amended 1st Qtr 2022","documentnameid":["27F48D0C-A30B-4667-A30A-27104976089E","Amended 1st Qtr 2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"09/28/22","documentid":"82F116B4-3537-4D68-81D4-69F4002A3C32","documentname":"Amended 2022 Appointment of Treasurer","documentnameid":["82F116B4-3537-4D68-81D4-69F4002A3C32","Amended 2022 Appointment of Treasurer"],"documenttype":"Appointment of  Treasurer","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"07/28/22","documentid":"DDA61CDC-4699-42F6-87E4-DF92B1E92D86","documentname":"Pre Primary 8/2022","documentnameid":["DDA61CDC-4699-42F6-87E4-DF92B1E92D86","Pre Primary 8/2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"07/11/22","documentid":"1ED3F83B-45F5-41C1-86CF-3ED6696DCBBB","documentname":"2nd Qtr 2022","documentnameid":["1ED3F83B-45F5-41C1-86CF-3ED6696DCBBB","2nd Qtr 2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"03/31/22","documentid":"6B013038-BDD4-4F94-99D5-94BA1509320A","documentname":"1st Qtr 2022","documentnameid":["6B013038-BDD4-4F94-99D5-94BA1509320A","1st Qtr 2022"],"documenttype":"Campaign Financial Disclosure","electionname":null},{"datesubmitted":"03/22/22","documentid":"2BDDA063-41A9-4270-A9C8-229B324495E4","documentname":"2022 Appointment of Treasurer","documentnameid":["2BDDA063-41A9-4270-A9C8-229B324495E4","2022 Appointment of Treasurer"],"documenttype":"Appointment of  Treasurer","electionname":null}],"filertype":"Candidate","officename":"State Executive Committeewoman District 20","source_customer_id":"1A0C899A-456B-4913-BFF0-4A8B0AE932A1","source_filer_id":"51888198-39B3-4D02-BC64-BB68E912993E","source_system":"easyvote","state":"TN","status":"Inactive"}],"firstname":"Lulu","fullname":"Lulu Elam","lastname":"Elam","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_20","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 20","county":"Davidson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_20","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_20","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 20","county":"Davidson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_20","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_20","office_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 20","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Lulu Elam is running for State Executive Committee in District 20, with volunteer opportunities available through her campaign committee.","terms":[],"token":"ceCKz8g1MF"}