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Contest for TN State Executive Committeewoman District 28
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
Vicki Hale's biography confirms her candidacy for Tennessee State Executive Committeewoman in District 28 and notes her March 2026 qualification under party rules. The record shows no controversies or disciplinary history. Bio does not indicate prior intra-party governance experience or specific knowledge of ballot-access requirements.
Republican Primary
1 candidate
McClanahan's biography confirms she met filing requirements for the Tennessee State Executive Committee and secured a spot on the August 2026 primary ballot. The record shows no controversies or disciplinary history. Bio does not indicate prior experience with party governance rules or coordination with county committees.
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