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Contest for TN State Executive Committeeman District 12
primary - Partisan - State Executive Committee
About this office
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 — its members set party rules and organization, and are chosen by voters in that party's primary.
Term length: 4 years.
This role calls for
- 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.
- Working knowledge of party rules, conventions, ballot-access requirements, and how the party interacts with state election law.
- Coordination with the party chair and county-level party committees.
- 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.
Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.
Campaigns
Democratic Primary
1 candidate
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.
Republican Primary
2 candidates
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.
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