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Contest for TN State Executive Committeeman 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
Andrew Head's biography shows he is a Democratic candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman in District 16 and successfully filed required signatures by the March 24, 2026 deadline. The record does not document any controversies or disciplinary history. Bio does not indicate prior experience with intra-party governance rules or coordination with county-level committees.
Republican Primary
3 candidates
Greg Sandlin's biography shows he is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman in District 16 who met all filing requirements and secured ballot access by March 24, 2026. The record does not document any controversies or disciplinary history. Bio does not indicate prior experience with intra-party governance rules or coordination with county-level committees.
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