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Contest for TN State Executive Committeewoman District 16
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
Victoria Broderick's biography shows relevant intra-party governance experience as former Lincoln County Democratic chair and affiliation with the Tennessee Democratic Party. She also demonstrates knowledge of party rules through her 2024 and 2026 congressional campaigns and social media outreach. Bio does not indicate prior State Executive Committee service or specific ballot-access litigation experience.
Republican Primary
2 candidates
Cile T. Alexander's biography shows she filed with required signatures and was approved as a candidate for the Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee in March 2026. The record does not indicate prior experience serving on party governance bodies or experience coordinating with county-level committees.
Smith's biography confirms she is a Republican candidate for District 16 who met the March 10, 2026 filing deadline. The record does not document prior intra-party governance roles, knowledge of party rules, or coordination with county committees. Bio does not indicate experience in ballot-access requirements or state election law interaction.
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