{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Marcia Masulla","chatgptsummary":"Marcia Masulla's biography shows current service as a Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committeewoman and prior work coordinating outreach for the Mayor of Nashville, demonstrating intra-party governance experience and knowledge of party operations. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience with state-level ballot-access requirements or formal convention rule administration.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMarcia Masulla is a Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committeewoman for Senate District 19 [4]. She is running in the 2026 election for this position to build connections and support candidates within the party [4].\n\nMasulla previously ran for an at-large seat on the Nashville Metro Council, losing in the general runoff election on September 14, 2023 [1]. Her professional background includes founding Roar Nashville, a brand building and strategy firm, after being laid off from Gannett/USA Today/Tennessean in 2017 [3]. She also served as Director of Outreach & Scheduling for the Office of Mayor John Cooper from June 2022 to April 2023 [3].\n\n## Career\n\nMasulla is a serial entrepreneur who launched Roar Nashville in 2017 after being laid off by Gannett/USA Today/Tennessean [3]. She describes Roar Nashville as a brand building, strategy, communications, and events firm of one that serves startups, small businesses, non-profit organizations, government entities, and global brands [3]. In 2021, she was recognized as a Women of Influence winner by Roar Nashville [2].\n\nPrior to her entrepreneurial work, Masulla served in the Office of Mayor John Cooper as Director of Outreach & Scheduling [3]. She held this position as a contractor from June 2022 to December 2022 before transitioning to a full-time role from December 2022 to April 2023 [3].\n\n## Office history\n\nMarcia Masulla served as Director of Outreach & Scheduling for the Office of Mayor John Cooper from June 2022 to April 2023 [3]. She initially held the position as a contractor from June 2022 through December 2022 before transitioning to a full-time role in December 2022 [3].\n\nIn the 2023 general election, Masulla ran for an at-large seat on the Nashville Metro Council [1]. She lost in the general runoff election held on September 14, 2023 [1].\n\nMasulla is a candidate for Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committeewoman for Senate District 19 [4].\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n\nMasulla describes herself as a serial entrepreneur who founded Roar Nashville in 2017 after being laid off by Gannett/USA Today/Tennessean [3]. She characterizes Roar Nashville as a brand building, strategy, communications, and events firm of one, serving clients that include startups, small businesses, non-profit organizations, government entities, and global brands [3].\n\nHer professional background includes serving as Director of Outreach & Scheduling for the Office of Mayor John Cooper, initially as a contractor from June 2022 to December 2022 before transitioning to full-time employment until April 2023 [3]. In 2021, she was recognized as a Women of Influence winner by Roar Nashville [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Marcia Masulla - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Marcia_Masulla)\n[2] [Women of Influence: Marcia Masulla, Roar Nashville | Tennessee Business](https://spotontennessee.com/tn-business/1150046/women-of-influence-marcia-masulla-roar.html)\n[3] [At-Large: Marcia Masulla - Nashville Banner](https://nashvillebanner.com/2023/06/28/at-large-marcia-masulla/)\n[4] [Donate to Marcia Masulla!](https://secure.actblue.com/donate/marcia-masulla-1)","firstname":"Marcia","lastname":"Masulla","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"uzWiv27xWK"},"token":"marcia_masulla"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"party_exec_committee","o.office":null,"office":"tn_exec_committeewoman_19","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 19"}