06/05/2026
Most Republican primary voters have never heard of the State Executive Committee. Here is the short version — and why it belongs on your ballot.
How the seats were set up
Tennessee's Republican Party is governed by a 66-member State Executive Committee (SEC). The structure is in the party's bylaws: one Republican man and one Republican woman are elected from each of Tennessee's 33 State Senate districts. Williamson County is District 27.
Those 66 members are not appointed by Nashville insiders. They are chosen by Republican primary voters in the August election held in the same year as the governor's race — four-year terms, sworn in each September. You pick them the same way you pick your nominees: by requesting a Republican ballot and voting all the way to the bottom.
What the SEC actually does
The SEC is the board of the Tennessee Republican Party. Day to day, the state chairman runs operations — but the SEC sets party rules, helps vet who may run as a Republican, hears intra-party appeals, and keeps county parties organized across the state. When you hear about bona fide Republican standards, crossover voting, or challenges to who belongs on a GOP primary ballot — that work runs through this committee.
It is unglamorous. It is essential. The wrong people on the SEC weaken every Republican race that follows.
Why I am running again
I have held this seat for District 27 since September 2019. I show up to the meetings, vote on the rules, and serve as Secretary of the TNGOP Bylaws Committee — the committee that writes and defends the rules our party runs on. I did not take this job for attention. I took it because Williamson County deserves a committeewoman who treats the party's rules and reputation the way a family treats its own.
Why every vote matters this August
Williamson County has more than 188,000 registered voters — but only a few thousand typically decide this race. That is roughly 6 percent. A handful of ballots at the bottom of the primary ballot choose who governs our party for the next four years.
We do not win by trading the same votes back and forth. We win by adding voters. So here is my real ask: if you are not registered, register by July 7. Then bring a friend, a neighbor, or your grown kids with you. Every new conservative voter you bring to this primary changes the math.
If you want someone who already knows how this table works — and has been doing the work on the record — I would be honored to keep serving.
Register to vote: by July 7 Early voting: July 17 – August 1 Primary: August 6, 2026 Office: Tennessee Republican State Executive Committeewoman, District 27
— Cyndi
