{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Mary Kate Brown","chatgptsummary":"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.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMary Kate Brown is a candidate for Republican State Executive Committeeewoman in District 27 [1]. She qualified for the ballot by meeting the filing deadline of March 10, 2026, at noon [1]. The election for this office is scheduled to take place after May 11, 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)","firstname":"Mary","lastname":"Brown","middlename":"Kate","suffix":null,"token":"Ij2ONe19jV"},"token":"mary_kate_brown"},{"candidatename":"Jody Barnwell Smith","chatgptsummary":"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.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJody Barnwell Smith is a nurse practitioner and member of the Republican Party who has filed to run for Tennessee State Executive Committeewoman in District 27 during the 2026 primary election [1]. The candidate qualifying deadline for this race was March 10, 2026 [1].\n\nSmith self-describes as a Doctorate-prepared nurse practitioner based in Nashville, Tennessee, with educational training from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Tennessee Technological University [2].\n\n## Background and education\n\nJody Barnwell Smith is a nurse practitioner based in Nashville, Tennessee [2]. She earned a Doctorate from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center between 2010 and 2013 [2]. Her undergraduate education includes studies at Tennessee Technological University [2].\n\n## Career\n\nJody Barnwell Smith is a nurse practitioner specializing in acute care based in Nashville, Tennessee [3]. She holds a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, which she completed between 2010 and 2013 [2]. Her professional credentials include an Advanced Practice Nurse designation and a National Provider Identifier (NPI) issued in July 2013 [3].\n\nSmith works within the Division of Acute Care Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she is involved in trauma care and related clinical outreach [4]. She maintains an active practice at Vanderbilt Health and Monroe Carell Jr. Children\u2019s Hospital at Vanderbilt, accepting insurance and Medicare approved payments [5]. Her professional contact information lists her location at 1161 21st Ave S, Suite AA-1214, Nashville, TN 37232 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n[2] [Jody (Barnwell) Smith \u2013 Nashville, TN | Nurse Practitioner on Doximity](https://www.doximity.com/pub/jody-smith-np-5b64cf9e)\n[3] [JODY BARNWELL SMITH APN - NPI 1306287131 - Nurse Practitioner in Nashville, TN](https://npiprofile.com/npi/1306287131)\n[4] [Jody Barnwell Smith, DNP, AG-ACNP | Division of Acute Care Surgery](https://www.vumc.org/trauma-and-scc/person/jody-barnwell-smith-dnp-ag-acnp)\n[5] [Jody B. Smith, DNP | Vanderbilt Health Nashville, TN](https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/doctors/smith-jody)","firstname":"Jody","lastname":"Smith","middlename":"Barnwell","suffix":null,"token":"GnfJXkztDC"},"token":"jody_barnwell_smith"},{"candidatename":"Cyndi Miller","chatgptsummary":"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.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAs of May 2026, Cyndi Miller is a candidate for the Republican State Executive Committee in District 27 [1]. She previously served as a County Commissioner for District 6 in Williamson County [2]. Her campaign activities have been marked by significant controversy within local party structures; eleven Williamson County Republican Party officials resigned prior to an election convention, citing fraud and conflicts of interest involving Miller and State Executive Committee member Steve Allbrooks [3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nCyndi Miller is a homemaker who resides in Brentwood with her husband, Tracy Miller, PhD, and their daughters, Brittany and Lilly [2]. She self-describes as a member of the Church of the Redeemer and participates in a weekly Women\u2019s Bible Study [2]. Specific details regarding her birthplace, year of birth, or formal educational degrees are not provided in the available sources.\n\n## Career\n\nCyndi Miller self-describes her occupation as a homemaker [2]. She resides in Brentwood with her husband, Tracy Miller, PhD, and their daughters, Brittany and Lilly Miller [2]. Miller states that she devotes time to researching government activities at the federal, state, and local levels as a grassroots activist [2].\n\nMiller has been involved in community activism within Williamson County. In 2013, she served on the Republican State Executive Committee alongside her husband, who also ran for office [3]. Her political activities have drawn scrutiny; eleven Williamson County Republican Party officials resigned from leadership roles before a convention citing fraud and conflicts of interest involving Miller and Steve Allbrooks [3].\n\nMiller is currently listed as a candidate for Tennessee State Executive Committee District 27 in the 2026 election cycle [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nMiller has served as a member of the Republican State Executive Committee for District 27 [1]. In November 2013, she was among eleven Williamson County Republican Party officials who resigned from leadership positions prior to a convention, citing fraud and conflicts of interest involving State Executive Committee members Miller and Steve Allbrooks [3].\n\nMiller ran for the position of Williamson County Commissioner in District 6 [2]. She self-describes as a grassroots activist who devotes time to researching government activities at the federal, state, and local levels to promote positive change [2].\n\n## Documented disputes and controversies\n\nIn April 2013, eleven Williamson County Republican Party officials resigned from their positions prior to a leadership election convention, citing fraud and conflicts of interest involving State Executive Committee members Cyndi Miller and Steve Allbrooks [3]. The resigning officials included five members of the Contest and Credentials Committee (Mary Kate Brown, Lynn Rhoades, Matt Fitterer, Paula Uhlir, and Jay Galbreath), four members of the Executive Committee (Trey Jones, Chad Story, Kilynn Schueler, and Annie Osteen), and former convention chair Ted Boyatt [3]. Rachelle McCalmon had previously stepped down for personal reasons [3]. The resignations occurred in the context of Miller's husband, Tracy Miller, running for a position within the party structure [3].\n\nMiller has self-described herself as a grassroots activist who devotes time to researching government activities at the federal, state, and local levels to promote positive change [2].\n\n## Family\n\nCyndi Miller self-describes as a homemaker and states that she is married to Tracy Miller, PhD [2]. The couple has two daughters, Brittany Miller and Lilly Miller [2].\n\nTracy Miller ran for office in the context of local party leadership disputes [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)\n[2] [Candidate Profile: Cyndi Miller | Special Sections | williamsonherald.com](https://www.williamsonherald.com/features/special_sections/candidate-profile-cyndi-miller/article_b558a9f8-c365-11e3-8ca8-0017a43b2370.html)\n[3] [Williamson County Republican Party officials resign over fraud concerns before election convention | Local News | williamsonherald.com](https://www.williamsonherald.com/communities/williamson-county-republican-party-officials-resign-over-fraud-concerns-before-election-convention/article_48c6f45e-de25-11ed-8c0e-cf1c024458cf.html)","firstname":"Cyndi","lastname":"Miller","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"pGQsftXkwO"},"token":"cyndi_miller"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"party_exec_committee","o.office":null,"office":"tn_exec_committeewoman_27","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 Committeewoman District 27"}