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Contest for TN State Executive Committeewoman District 20
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
Lee Jones's biography shows he is a candidate for the Tennessee Executive Committee in District 20, indicating basic eligibility to run for this partisan party role. The record does not document prior service on county committees, knowledge of state party rules, or experience coordinating with the party chair. Bio does not indicate relevant intra-party governance experience or familiarity with ballot-access requirements.
Republican Primary
2 candidates
Annalisa Z. Young's biography shows relevant intra-party governance experience as First Vice Chair of the Davidson County Republican Party since February 2025, serving on the county executive committee alongside leadership officers. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior state-level party rule administration or ballot-access litigation experience.
Lulu Elam's biography shows current service as a State Executive Committee member for District 20 of the Tennessee Republican Party, demonstrating direct intra-party governance experience and familiarity with party rules. The record notes no controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience coordinating with county-level committees or managing ballot-access requirements.
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