{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Troy D. Smith","chatgptsummary":"Troy D. Smith's biography shows he is a Democratic candidate for District 15 State Executive Committee and met filing deadlines in March 2026. The record does not document prior party governance roles, knowledge of state election law, or coordination experience with county committees. Bio does not indicate relevant intra-party governance experience or familiarity with ballot-access requirements.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTroy D. Smith is a Democratic candidate for Committeeman on the Tennessee State Executive Committee, District 15, in the August 6, 2026 primary [1]. District 15 covers Cumberland, Jackson, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White counties [1]. He is listed as a Sparta resident and met the March 10, 2026 candidate filing deadline [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for Democratic State Executive Committee as of March 24, 2026](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/TNDPSEC_Filed_2026-03-24.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20 (District 15 listing)","firstname":"Troy","lastname":"Smith","middlename":"D.","suffix":null,"token":"m9icTkx2RU"},"token":"troy_d_smith"},{"candidatename":"Mike Callahan","chatgptsummary":"Mike Callahan's biography shows he is a Republican candidate for District 15 State Executive Committee, covering six counties, and met the March 2026 filing deadline. The record contains no mention of disciplinary history or controversies. Bio does not indicate prior experience with party governance rules or coordination with county committees.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMike Callahan is a Republican candidate for Committeeman on the Tennessee State Executive Committee, District 15, in the August 6, 2026 primary [1]. District 15 covers Cumberland, Jackson, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White counties [1]. He is listed as a Monterey resident and met the March 10, 2026 candidate filing deadline [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for Republican State Executive Committee as of March 24, 2026](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/TNGOPSEC_Filed_2026-03-24.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20 (District 15 listing)","firstname":"Mike","lastname":"Callahan","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"30fF4R0OWa"},"token":"mike_callahan"},{"candidatename":"McNally \"Mack\" Lunn","chatgptsummary":"McNally \"Mack\" Lunn's biography confirms his residence in District 15 and timely filing for the Democratic State Executive Committee seat. 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":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMcNally \"Mack\" Lunn is a Democratic candidate for Committeeman on the Tennessee State Executive Committee, District 15, in the August 6, 2026 primary [1]. District 15 covers Cumberland, Jackson, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White counties [1]. He is listed as a Cookeville resident and met the March 10, 2026 candidate filing deadline [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for Democratic State Executive Committee as of March 24, 2026](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/TNDPSEC_Filed_2026-03-24.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20 (District 15 listing)","firstname":"McNally","lastname":"Lunn","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"WYaOdixEFY"},"token":"mcnally_mack_lunn"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"party_exec_committee","o.office":null,"office":"tn_exec_committeeman_15","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 15"}