{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nIva Michelle Smith is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committee, District 16 [1]. She qualified for the ballot by meeting the filing deadline of March 10, 2026, at noon [1]. The election for this office is scheduled to take place after May 11, 2026.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)","campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_16","county":"Coffee","county_count":7,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 16"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Iva","fullname":"Iva Michelle Smith","lastname":"Smith","middlename":"Michelle","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_16","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 16","county":"Coffee","county_count":7,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_16","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"tn_exec_committeewoman_16","contest_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 16","county":"Coffee","county_count":7,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_16","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"tn_exec_committeewoman_16","office_title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 16","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Iva Michelle Smith is listed as a candidate for Tn Exec Committeewoman 16 R Primary in the Tennessee Secretary of State's 2026 candidate lists.","terms":[],"token":"dEDRZM6vat"}