{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Rosemary Winters","chatgptsummary":"Rosemary Winters' biography shows relevant intra-party governance experience as a current State Executive Committeewoman for District 31 and former Recording Secretary for the Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women. She also served as a delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention, demonstrating familiarity with party conventions and rules. No controversies or disciplinary records appear in the provided text. Bio does not indicate experience with state ballot-access requirements or direct coordination with county-level party committees.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nRosemary Winters serves as a State Executive Committeewoman for District 31 in Tennessee[2]. She is a member of the Democratic Party and has been active within party organizations, including serving as Recording Secretary for the Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women[2]. As of May 2024, she was selected as a delegate for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois[2].\n\nWinters is running for office in the 2026 election cycle. She currently works as a Special Education Teacher at Peabody Elementary School, where she has over 23 years of teaching experience[1]. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Counseling from Bethune Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida, which she earned in 1993[1].\n\n## Background and education\n\nRosemary Winters is a Special Education Teacher at Peabody Elementary School with over 23 years of teaching experience [1]. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology/Counseling from Bethune Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1993 [1].\n\n## Career\n\nRosemary Winters works as a special education teacher at Peabody Elementary School, where she has accumulated over 23 years of teaching experience [1][3]. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology/Counseling from Bethune Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1993 [1][3].\n\n## Office history\n\nRosemary Winters has served as a State Executive Committeewoman for District 31 of the Tennessee Democratic Party [1]. In April 2024, she was also identified as the Recording Secretary for the Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women and held the position of State Executive Committeewoman for District 33 [2].\n\nIn 2024, Winters was selected as a delegate for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Democratic Women-Shelby County ...](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs6EScxOWCE/)\n[2] [Tennessee Democratic Women's member Rosemary ...](https://www.facebook.com/democraticwomenofshelbycounty/posts/congratulations-are-in-order-for-our-dwsc-member-tennessee-federation-of-democra/823889769781738/)\n[3] [Democratic Women of Shelby County - Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/democraticwomenofshelbycounty/posts/each-wednesday-we-highlight-incredible-women-who-are-doing-amazing-thingstoday-w/636415205195863/)","firstname":"Rosemary","lastname":"Winters","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"eUU1sM8rgu"},"token":"rosemary_winters"},{"candidatename":"Peggy C. Larkin","chatgptsummary":"Peggy Larkin's biography shows current service as a Republican Party of Shelby County Executive Committeewoman for District 31, demonstrating direct intra-party governance experience relevant to the TN Exec Committee role. She has held this position since at least 2026 and participates in local party efforts regarding education and economic growth. The record contains no mention of disciplinary actions or controversies. Bio does not indicate prior state-level convention work or specific ballot-access administration experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nPeggy Larkin serves as a Republican Party of Shelby County Executive Committeewoman for District 31 [1]. She is running in the 2026 election cycle as a member of the Republican Party [1]. Larkin states that she has taught high school English, including composition and creative writing, since 2006 [2].\n\n## Background and education\n\nPeggy Larkin self-describes as having been a frequent reader during her childhood [2]. She earned her undergraduate degree in English from Indiana University [2]. Since 2006, she has worked as a high school English teacher, instructing students in composition and creative writing [2].\n\n## Career\n\nPeggy Larkin majored in English at Indiana University [2]. She has worked as a high school English teacher since 2006, instructing students in composition and creative writing [2]. Larkin self-describes as having a strong interest in storytelling, stating that she finds it highly amusing to write about herself in the third person [2].\n\n## Office history\n\nPeggy Larkin serves as the Republican Party of Shelby County Executive Committeewoman for District 31 [1]. In this role, she is involved in efforts to strengthen education and grow the local economy within Shelby County [1].\n\nLarkin has taught high-school English, including composition and creative writing, since 2006 [2]. She holds a major in English from Indiana University [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Peggy Larkin \u2013 Republican Party of Shelby County](https://www.shelbygop.org/team_members/peggy-larkin/)\n[2] [About Me | Peggy Larkin](https://www.peggylarkin.com/sample-page/)","firstname":"Peggy","lastname":"Larkin","middlename":"C.","suffix":null,"token":"tkdoJrdBQA"},"token":"peggy_c_larkin"}],"choices":null,"description":"","district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"party_exec_committee","o.office":"tn_exec_committeewoman_31","office":"tn_exec_committeewoman_31","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 Committeewoman 33","partisan":1,"pgr":"primary","quantity":1,"referendum":"","source":null,"title":"State Executive Committeewoman District 31"}
