{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Christine Brady","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"\n\n## Sources\n","firstname":"Christine","lastname":"Brady","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"XDWONrJGpD"},"token":"christine_brady"},{"candidatename":"Judy Bowman Cooley","chatgptsummary":"Cooley's biography shows extensive intra-party governance experience through five years as McMinn County Republican Women's Club President and multiple terms on state and county executive committees. She also demonstrates coordination skills via volunteer canvassing across three states. Bio does not indicate experience with ballot-access requirements or formal interaction with state election law.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJudy Bowman Cooley is a candidate for Tennessee Republican State Executive Committeewoman for District 1, which covers Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, and Rhea counties, in the August 6, 2026 election.\n\nShe has stated she will attend Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee meetings, promote conservative values, work to build the Republican Party, and report back to county parties within District 1.\n\n## Career\nCooley has been active in Republican Party organizing for many years. She has served as McMinn County Republican Women's Club President for five years, and on the Tennessee Federation of Republican Women's Executive Committee as second vice president, area vice president (three terms), and board member. She currently serves as vice treasurer and legislative chair of the McMinn County Republican Women.\n\nShe has served on the McMinn County Republican Executive Committee. She and her husband have volunteered for Republican voter canvassing efforts in North Carolina, Missouri, and Tennessee.\n\n## Family\nShe is married to \"Bug\" Cooley. They reside in the Mt. Verd community of McMinn County and attend Clearwater Baptist Church. They have four adult children: David Cooley, Shannon Varnes, Jason McPhail, and Jessica Green.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Cooley announces District 1 Republican Executive Committee run \u2013 Cleveland Banner](https://www.clevelandbanner.com/entertainment/cooley-announces-district-1-republican-executive-committee-run/article_df39e33f-f4bc-597d-92c9-7f68c7b36299.html)\n","firstname":"Judy","lastname":"Cooley","middlename":"Bowman","suffix":null,"token":"OuChp0VpaY"},"token":"judy_bowman_cooley"},{"candidatename":"Emily G. Beaty","chatgptsummary":"Beaty's biography shows over a decade of service on the Tennessee State Executive Committee and leadership in corporate marketing, demonstrating familiarity with party governance structures and coordination duties. No controversies or disciplinary records appear in the record. Bio does not indicate experience with ballot-access requirements or state election law administration.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nEmily G. Beaty serves as a Committeewoman for the 10th District on the Tennessee State Executive Committee of the Republican Party[2]. In this capacity, she represents Bradley, Meigs, McMinn, and Polk counties[2]. She was elected to this position in 2010[2].\n\nBeaty is a candidate for Republican State Executive Committeewoman for the 1st District in the 2026 primary election[1]. The qualifying deadline for this race was March 10, 2026, at noon[1].\n\n## Career\n\nEmily Beaty serves as the Assistant Vice President of Direct Marketing and Customer Insights at Mariner Finance, a role she has held since January 2014 [2]. Prior to this position, she worked as the Director of Marketing at Pioneer Credit Company from December 2001 to January 2015, where she oversaw marketing strategies and communications for multiple related entities [2].\n\nIn addition to her corporate career, Beaty has been involved with Mix 104.1 WCLE as a Midday Buzz host since August 2013 [2].\n\n## Office history\n\nEmily Beaty was elected as Committeewoman for the 10th District on the Tennessee State Executive Committee of the Republican Party in 2010 [2]. In this role, she represents Bradley, Meigs, McMinn, and Polk counties [2]. She is currently listed as a candidate for Republican State Executive Committee Committeewoman for the 1st Representative District Primary in 2026 [1].\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n\nEmily G. Beaty serves as the Assistant Vice President of Direct Marketing and Customer Insights at Mariner Finance, a position she has held since January 2014 [2]. Prior to her current role, she was employed by Pioneer Credit Company from December 2001 to January 2015, where she served as Director of Marketing and oversaw marketing strategies and communications for multiple related entities [2].\n\nBeaty is also involved in media, having worked as a Midday Buzz host on Mix 104.1 WCLE since August 2013 [2]. She self-describes her professional background through these corporate and media roles, with no additional business ownership stakes or wealth sources detailed in available public filings [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n[2] [Emily Beaty - Assistant Vice President Of Direct Marketing And Customer Insights at Mariner Finance | The Org](https://theorg.com/org/mariner-finance/org-chart/emily-beaty)","firstname":"Emily","lastname":"Beaty","middlename":"G.","suffix":null,"token":"Jxz42tHUaV"},"token":"emily_g_beaty"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"party_exec_committee","o.office":null,"office":"tn_exec_committeewoman_1","officedescription":"The State Executive Committee is the elected governing body of a Tennessee political party (Democratic or Republican). It is a party-organization office, not a government office \u2014 its members set party rules and organization, and are chosen by voters in that party's primary.","officequalities":"- Intra-party governance: the State Executive Committee is the elected governing body of a Tennessee political party, not a public office that legislates or administers government.\n- Working knowledge of party rules, conventions, ballot-access requirements, and how the party interacts with state election law.\n- Coordination with the party chair and county-level party committees.\n- This is a partisan party-organization role; voters in the party's primary choose the committee members. The qualities here describe party-organization fit, not government competency.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"State Executive Committee","partisan":1,"pgr":"primary","quantity":null,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"TN State Executive Committeewoman District 1"}