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Contest for TN State Executive Committeeman District 32
primary - Partisan - TN Exec Committeeman 33
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 (Democratic or Republican), 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 framework here describes 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
Gregory W. Patrick's biography confirms his status as a Democratic candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman District 32, filed in March 2026 and verified by the Secretary of State. The record documents no controversies or disciplinary history. Bio does not indicate prior experience with intra-party governance rules or coordination with county-level committees.
Republican Primary
1 candidate
Lee Mills currently serves on the Tennessee State Executive Committee and previously chaired the Shelby County Republican Party, demonstrating intra-party governance experience relevant to the role. His biography documents a 2022 residency dispute that barred him from a House ballot pending state boundary legislation clarification. Bio does not indicate experience with statewide party rulemaking or direct coordination with the state chair regarding election law compliance.
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