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Contest for TN State Executive Committeewoman District 26
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
Civil Miller-Watkins' biography shows experience as a Democratic nominee for state legislative seats and vice-chair of a county Board of Education, demonstrating familiarity with election processes and intra-party governance relevant to the State Executive Committee. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience in drafting party rules or coordinating directly with the state party chair.
Republican Primary
1 candidate
Stacey Hardin Brewer's biography confirms her candidacy for the Republican State Executive Committee in District 26 and notes she met the March 10, 2026 qualifying deadline as a committeewoman candidate from Waynesboro. The record contains no mention of prior party governance roles, knowledge of state election law, or coordination with county committees. Bio does not indicate experience with intra-party rules or convention procedures.
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