{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Josh Collins","chatgptsummary":"Josh Collins's biography shows he is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman in District 9 and met all filing requirements for the August 2026 primary. The record confirms his residence in Russellville and official inclusion on the Secretary of State's candidate list. No controversy or disciplinary history appears in the provided text. Bio does not indicate prior experience with party governance rules or coordination with county committees.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJosh Collins of Russellville, Tennessee is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman, District 9, which covers Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, and Unicoi counties and part of Sevier County [1]. He met the March 10, 2026 qualifying deadline and was confirmed on the Tennessee Secretary of State's official candidate list as of March 24, 2026 [1]. The Republican primary is scheduled for August 6, 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for Republican State Executive Committee as of March 24, 2026](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/TNGOPSEC_Filed_2026-03-24.pdf) (Tennessee Secretary of State, District 9 listing, Russellville, TN, 5/5 signatures, approved) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","firstname":"Josh","lastname":"Collins","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"1eHwOBr5Xk"},"token":"josh_collins"},{"candidatename":"Joshua Franklin","chatgptsummary":"Joshua Franklin's biography shows current service as a Tennessee Executive Committee Member for District 9, demonstrating intra-party governance experience relevant to the State Executive Committee role. The record notes his 2026 campaign for Loris City Council in South Carolina without documenting any controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior state-level party rulemaking experience or coordination with county committees outside Tennessee.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJoshua Franklin is a member of the Democratic Party and currently serves as a Tennessee Executive Committee Member for District 9 in the primary [1]. In 2026, he is running for election to the Loris City Council At-large position in South Carolina [1]. Franklin was previously on the ballot in the general election for this seat on November 4, 2025 [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nJoshua Franklin ran for election to the Loris City Council At-large in South Carolina and appeared on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025 [1]. Two seats were won outright by Kelli Gerald and Carroll D. Padgett Jr., while the remaining seat proceeded to a runoff on November 18, 2025 [1]. The provided sources do not specify whether Franklin was elected or lost in that race, nor do they list any other prior elected or appointed offices held by Franklin [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Joshua Franklin (Loris City Council At-large, South Carolina, candidate 2025) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Joshua_Franklin_(Loris_City_Council_At-large,_South_Carolina,_candidate_2025))","firstname":"Joshua","lastname":"Franklin","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"qGRVgavtew"},"token":"joshua_franklin"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"party_exec_committee","o.office":null,"office":"tn_exec_committeeman_9","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 Committeeman District 9"}