{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Ben Gann","chatgptsummary":"Ben Gann's biography confirms his status as a Republican candidate for the Tennessee State Executive Committee and his qualification on the March 10, 2026 ballot. The record does not document prior service in intra-party governance, familiarity with party rules, or coordination experience with county committees. Bio does not indicate relevant experience in party organization or election law administration.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nBen Gann is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committee, District 12 [1]. He qualified for the ballot following the March 10, 2026, filing deadline, as confirmed by the Tennessee Secretary of State's official candidate lists [1]. His candidacy was included in the finalized list of candidates for state and federal races released by the state [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n[2] [Tennessee's 2026 candidate lists finalized for state and federal races \u2022 Tennessee Lookout](https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/tennessees-2026-candidate-lists-finalized-for-state-and-federal-races/)","firstname":"Ben","lastname":"Gann","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"Weukzesf40"},"token":"ben_gann"},{"candidatename":"Joel D Hawn","chatgptsummary":"Joel D Hawn's biography confirms he is a Republican candidate for District 12 on the Tennessee State Executive Committee and met the March 10, 2026 filing deadline. The record contains no mention of prior party governance roles, knowledge of state election law, or coordination with county committees. Bio does not indicate experience in intra-party rules or convention operations.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJoel D Hawn is a candidate in the 2026 Republican primary for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman, District 12 [1]. He qualified for the ballot by meeting the filing deadline of March 10, 2026, at noon [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)","firstname":"Joel","lastname":"Hawn","middlename":"D","suffix":null,"token":"7U7lpWUCF5"},"token":"joel_d_hawn"},{"candidatename":"Ronald Berry","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRonald Berry is a Republican candidate for Campbell County Commission District 1 in the August 6, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n","firstname":"Ronald","lastname":"Berry","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"qJeTAq0acn"},"token":"ronald_berry"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"party_exec_committee","o.office":null,"office":"tn_exec_committeeman_12","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 Committeeman District 12"}