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Contest for State Executive Committeeman District 33
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
Jonathan Carroll's biography shows relevant intra-party governance experience through service on the Shelby County Democratic Party executive committee since 2013 and the Tennessee Democratic Party state executive committee since 2022. He also demonstrates coordination skills via leadership roles in neighborhood associations and statewide PTA legislative affairs. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience with ballot-access requirements or formal party convention procedures.
Republican Primary
1 candidate
DeWayne Jackson's biography shows current service as a Tennessee State Executive Committeeman for District 33 and prior candidacy for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk, demonstrating intra-party governance experience and familiarity with election cycles. The record notes no controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific experience with party convention rules or state ballot-access requirements.
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