{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Terry Marek","chatgptsummary":"Terry Marek's biography shows current service as a Democratic State Executive Committee member for District 4, demonstrating direct intra-party governance experience relevant to the role. This background indicates familiarity with party rules and coordination within the Tennessee Democratic structure. Bio does not indicate prior experience managing ballot-access requirements or extensive convention administration.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nTerry Marek serves as a Democratic State Executive Committee member for District 4 [1]. He is a candidate in the 2026 Tennessee Democratic State Executive Committee primary election [1]. The qualifying deadline for this race was March 10, 2026, at noon [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)","firstname":"Terry","lastname":"Marek","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"oOfUeAbaS6"},"token":"terry_marek"},{"candidatename":"Matthew Jerry Johnson","chatgptsummary":"Matthew Jerry Johnson's biography indicates he is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman in District 4, seeking election on the August 6, 2026 primary ballot. The record does not document prior service on party committees, knowledge of state party rules, or experience coordinating with county-level organizations. Bio does not indicate relevant intra-party governance experience or familiarity with ballot-access requirements.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMatthew Jerry Johnson is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman, District 4, on the August 6, 2026 Republican primary ballot in Hawkins County, running against Dan Bolton and Michael Hannan [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hawkins County sample ballot, August 6, 2026](https://hawkinscountytn.gov/pdfs/elections/sample_ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","firstname":"Matthew","lastname":"Johnson","middlename":"Jerry","suffix":null,"token":"4qtPg83W1O"},"token":"matthew_jerry_johnson"},{"candidatename":"Dan Bolton","chatgptsummary":"Dan Bolton's biography confirms his candidacy for the Tennessee State Executive Committee in District 4 during the August 2026 Republican primary. The record identifies him as a party member seeking election against two opponents but provides no details regarding prior service on county or state committees, familiarity with party rules, or experience coordinating with the chair. Bio does not indicate prior governance experience or knowledge of ballot-access requirements.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDan Bolton is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman for District 4, appearing on the August 6, 2026 Republican primary ballot in Hawkins County, Tennessee, running against Michael Hannan and Matthew Jerry Johnson for the party committee seat [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists \u2014 Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[2] [Hawkins County sample ballot, August 6, 2026](https://hawkinscountytn.gov/pdfs/elections/sample_ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","firstname":"Dan","lastname":"Bolton","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"1YljNKPUpd"},"token":"dan_bolton"},{"candidatename":"Michael Hannan","chatgptsummary":"Michael Hannan's biography shows he is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman in District 4, having met the March 10, 2026 filing deadline to appear on the August primary ballot. The record contains no mention of prior party governance roles, knowledge of state election law, or coordination with county committees. Bio does not indicate experience with intra-party rules or convention procedures.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMichael Hannan is a Republican candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committeeman, District 4, on the August 6, 2026 Republican primary ballot in Hawkins County, running against Dan Bolton and Matthew Jerry Johnson [2]. He qualified for the ballot by meeting the filing deadline of March 10, 2026, at noon [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[2] [Hawkins County sample ballot, August 6, 2026](https://hawkinscountytn.gov/pdfs/elections/sample_ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","firstname":"Michael","lastname":"Hannan","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"afzAYeCP5K"},"token":"michael_hannan"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"party_exec_committee","o.office":null,"office":"tn_exec_committeeman_4","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, 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 here describe party-organization fit, not government competency.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"State Executive Committee","partisan":1,"pgr":"primary","quantity":null,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"TN State Executive Committeeman District 4"}