{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Allan H. Creasy","chatgptsummary":"Creasy's biography shows relevant intra-party governance experience as a current Tennessee State Executive Committeeman for District 30 and a board member of the Tennessee Democratic Party. He possesses working knowledge of party rules through fifteen years of local political activity, including prior primary campaigns. No controversy or disciplinary record appears in the provided text. Bio does not indicate experience with state election law administration or coordination with county-level committees outside his current district role.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAllan H. Creasy serves as a Tennessee State Executive Committeeman for District 30 within the Tennessee Democratic Party [6]. He is running for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2026 [1]. In prior political activity, Creasy ran for the same seat, representing District 97, but lost in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2020 [1].\n\n## Background and education\n\nAllan H. Creasy lives in Memphis, Tennessee [5]. He attended Bolton High School in Tennessee and earned a degree in history from the University of Memphis in 2004 [1][5].\n\n## Career\n\nCreasy earned a degree in history from the University of Memphis in 2004 [1]. His professional background includes work in restaurant management and bartending [1]. For fifteen years, he served as a bartender at Celtic Crossing in Memphis\u2019s Cooper-Young neighborhood, where he also ran trivia nights [2][3]. During his tenure there, Flyer readers voted him the city\u2019s best bartender multiple times in their annual Best of Memphis poll [2].\n\nCreasy has been involved with the Democratic Socialists of America in Tennessee [5]. He currently serves as a board member for the Tennessee Democratic Party [6].\n\n## Office history\n\nAllan Creasy ran for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 97 in 2020 [1]. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2020 [1]. The race followed the announcement by incumbent Republican Jim Coley that he would not seek reelection due to early-stage dementia [4].\n\nCreasy has served as a member of the Tennessee State Executive Committee for District 30 [1]. He also holds the position of Board Member at the Tennessee Democratic Party [6].\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\n\nCreasy\u2019s professional background is rooted in the hospitality industry, specifically restaurant management and bartending [1]. He spent 15 years working as a bartender at Celtic Crossing in Memphis, where he became widely recognized by local readers who voted him the city\u2019s best bartender multiple times [2]. During his tenure, he also managed trivia nights at the establishment [3].\n\nCreasy self-describes his professional experience as including these roles in restaurant management and bartending [1]. There are no available sources in the provided list detailing specific business ownership stakes, sales of businesses, or family wealth sources for Creasy.\n\n## Family\n\nCreasy is the partner of Emilie Bowman [5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Allan Creasy - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Allan_Creasy)\n[2] [Memphis Flyer | The City\u2019s \u2018Best\u2019 Bartender Steps Away After 15 Years](https://www.memphisflyer.com/the-citys-best-bartender-steps-away-after-15-years)\n[3] [LGBT Ally: Allan Creasy | Focus LGBT+ Magazine](https://focuslgbt.com/blog/lgbt-ally-allan-creasy/)\n[4] [Allan Creasy Archives \u2022 Tennessee Lookout](https://tennesseelookout.com/tag/allan-creasy/)\n[5] [Allan H. Creasy - KeyWiki](https://keywiki.org/Allan_H._Creasy)\n[6] [Allan Creasy - Board Member at Tennessee Democratic Party | The Org](https://theorg.com/org/tennessee-democratic-party/org-chart/allan-creasy)","firstname":"Allan","lastname":"Creasy","middlename":"H.","suffix":null,"token":"73mGrk3G7q"},"token":"allan_h_creasy"},{"candidatename":"Timothy Alan (Tim) Beacham","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTimothy Alan Beacham is a candidate for State Executive Committeeman, District 30 in the 2026 Tennessee election.\n","firstname":"Timothy","lastname":"Beacham","middlename":"Alan","suffix":null,"token":"qWMO84mx69"},"token":"timothy_alan_tim_beacham"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"party_exec_committee","o.office":"tn_exec_committeeman_30","office":"tn_exec_committeeman_30","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 (Democratic or Republican), 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 framework here describes party-organization fit, not government competency.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"TN Exec Committeeman 33","partisan":1,"pgr":"primary","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"State Executive Committeeman District 30"}
