{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Annalisa Z. Young","chatgptsummary":"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.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAnnalisa Z. Young serves as First Vice Chair of the Davidson County Republican Party [3]. She is a candidate for Tennessee Executive Committee, District 20 Primary in the 2026 election [1]. Young was elected to her current party leadership position during a meeting held at the Millennium Maxwell House in Nashville earlier this month [2].\n\n## Office history\n\nAnnalisa Young was elected as First Vice Chair of the Davidson County Republican Party in February 2025 [3]. In this role, she serves on the party's Executive Committee alongside Chairman Jason Weakley and other leadership officers [3]. The position is part of the newly elected leadership team chosen during a meeting at the Millennium Maxwell House in Nashville [2].\n\nYoung also holds the title of Tn Exec Committeewoman 20 R Primary, as indicated by her current candidacy description [2]. Specific details regarding the term length, district boundaries, or key responsibilities associated with this committee role are not provided in the available sources.\n\n## Sources\n[1] (source #1 not in master list)\n[2] [Annalisa Young Archives - Tennessee Star](https://tennesseestar.com/tag/annalisa-young/)\n[3] [Davidson County Republican Party Elects New Leadership - Tennessee Star](https://tennesseestar.com/news/davidson-county-republican-party-elects-new-leadership/khousler/2025/02/17/)","firstname":"Annalisa","lastname":"Young","middlename":"Z.","suffix":null,"token":"GxKt1aeASz"},"token":"annalisa_z_young"},{"candidatename":"Lulu Elam","chatgptsummary":"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.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nLulu Elam serves as a State Executive Committeeewoman for District 20 in the Tennessee Republican Party[1]. She is currently running for re-election to this position in the 2026 primary cycle[2]. Her campaign committee, the Lulu R. Elam Committee, has established a treasurer, Gina Standefer, and is actively soliciting volunteers to support her bid[2].\n\nThe context of her current campaign follows a decision by the Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee to tighten candidate eligibility standards for GOP primaries[1]. In a specially called meeting, the committee voted to amend Article IX, Section 1, Paragraph B of its bylaws, effective immediately[1]. The revised rules state that beginning in 2026, an individual who has voted in any of the four most recent statewide primary elections for a party other than the Republican Party is ineligible to vote in the Tennessee Republican Party primary[1].\n\n## Office history\n\nLulu Elam is a candidate for State Executive Committee in District 20 of the Tennessee Republican Party [2]. The Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee voted in a specially called meeting to tighten the standards for candidate eligibility in GOP primaries in the state, effective immediately, with Article IX, Section 1, Paragraph B of the TRP bylaws having been previously amended in a September 7, 2023 meeting [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Lulu Elam Archives - Tennessee Star](https://tennesseestar.com/tag/lulu-elam/)\n[2] [I want to help!](https://artisanal-author-805.kit.com/a63a50a24f)","firstname":"Lulu","lastname":"Elam","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"ceCKz8g1MF"},"token":"lulu_elam"},{"candidatename":"Lee Jones","chatgptsummary":"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.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nLee Jones is a candidate for the Tennessee Executive Committee, District 20 Primary in 2026 [1]. The qualifying deadline for this race was 12:00 noon on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)","firstname":"Lee","lastname":"Jones","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"xxalACXNyt"},"token":"lee_jones"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"party_exec_committee","o.office":null,"office":"tn_exec_committeewoman_20","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 20"}