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Contest for TN State Executive Committeewoman District 1
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
Republican Primary
2 candidates
Cooley's biography shows extensive intra-party governance experience through five years as McMinn County Republican Women's Club President and multiple terms on state and county executive committees. She also demonstrates coordination skills via volunteer canvassing across three states. Bio does not indicate experience with ballot-access requirements or formal interaction with state election law.
Beaty's biography shows over a decade of service on the Tennessee State Executive Committee and leadership in corporate marketing, demonstrating familiarity with party governance structures and coordination duties. No controversies or disciplinary records appear in the record. Bio does not indicate experience with ballot-access requirements or state election law administration.
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