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Contest for TN State Executive Committeewoman District 27
primary - Partisan - State Executive Committee
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, 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 here describe 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
Smith's biography shows extensive clinical experience in acute care and trauma at major medical centers, demonstrating high-level professional responsibility. However, the record contains no evidence of prior service on party committees, knowledge of Tennessee election law, or familiarity with intra-party governance rules. Bio does not indicate experience with party conventions or ballot-access requirements.
Republican Primary
2 candidates
Mary Kate Brown's biography shows she met the March 10, 2026 filing deadline for the Republican State Executive Committee in District 27. 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 operations.
Cyndi Miller's biography shows prior service on the Republican State Executive Committee and experience as a Williamson County Commissioner, relevant to intra-party governance. The record documents that eleven county officials resigned citing fraud and conflicts of interest involving Miller during a 2013 convention dispute. Bio does not indicate specific experience with ballot-access requirements or formal training in party rules.
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