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State Executive CommitteeMan & CommitteeWoman Office The objective of the Democratic State Executive Committeeman and Committeewoman is to promote the ideals and principles of the Democratic Party and identify party supporters within their district that will help elect Democratic nominees. In addition, one man and one woman from each State Senate District are Nashville in the early 1990’s. She studied Business at The University of Tampa, and holds an associate’s degree in Paralegal Studies. After working a variety of marketing and sales management jobs for national retail brands, Cash opened the Crystal Couture Store in Nashville. In 2010, she moved her business to Lebanon, Tenn., and became involved in local leadership. In 2015, she served as Lebanon’s Economic Development Director, creating a branding program to help grow the city. Cash is a member of the Wilson Coun-
HELENE SINGER CASH Committeewoman D17
Helene Singer Cash was raised in Tampa, Fla., and moved to
MARY ALICE CARFI Committeewoman D17
Mary Alice Carfi is running for District 17’s State Executive Committeewoman. After growing up on a farm in Smith County, she graduated Cum Laude
LULU ROGERS ELAM
Committeewoman D20 A native Nashvillian and 7th-generation Tennessean, Lulu Rogers Elam graduated
elected every four years to serve on the State Party’s Executive Committee. These are volunteer positions that serve as the liaison between the district and the party. The committee oversees all party functions, budgets, and committee work. It plans the party’s conventions and establishes procedures for selecting nominees
from Stanford University in 1985 with a B.A. in French Language and Communications. She returned home to Tennessee and for the past 34 years has been a full-time homemaker. She is a member and sponsor of both church and outreach organizations. Since March 2017, she has volunteered with CASA Nashville as a court-appointed child advocate for children in DCS custody. She previously served as the president of Nashville Right to Life. She is a trustee
JOLIE GRACE WAREHAM
Committeewoman D21 Jolie Grace Wareham holds a B.A. in Political Science from Rhodes College, where she founded The
ty Chamber of Commerce, holds the Executive Board Secretary chair for the Republican Women of Wilson County, and is Vice President of Republican Women of Tennessee, Area 5B. She currently works as a realtor and marketing manager at Agee & Johnson Realty. On her campaign website, Cash writes that “Tennessee is changing” due to a “new surge of people fleeing California and other liberal states.” She is running to “defend conservative values” and ensure that Tennessee remains “a Republican-led state.”
from Middle Tennessee State University, and earned her Juris Doctor degree from Nashville School of Law. Mary Alice sings in her church choir and with the Bert Coble Singers, of which she is also an advisory board member. Carfi is admitted to practice law in the Middle District of Tennessee’s Federal
of the Restoration Foundation, which is a private grantmaking foundation founded in 1999. Elam is a Christian prolife advocate and believes that fetuses have rights as citizens. She supports gun rights, foreign defense, veterans, and economic freedom. Her campaign goals are recruiting candidates to represent conservative values, involving the community to grow and enrich the party, protecting the integrity of elections, and promoting fair rules for candidate qualification.
Rhodes College Democrats, and was a member of the T ennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature. She began her political career in Illinois, working on the digital engagement team for Congressional candidate Leslie Coolidge. She went on to become a campaign staffer for State Representative Deb Conroy, and an intern for State Senator Tom Cullerton. Wareham is an active member of the Tennessee Democratic Party (TNDP). She served as President of Tennessee Young Democrats, is President of Davidson County Democratic Women, and founded
and delegates. It operates party headquarters and provides recordkeeping, including, but not limited to, a list of all county parties and committees, minutes of meetings, and financial reports from the Treasurer. The committee members hold leadership positions within their boards but can also be active for the state.
TERRI NICHOLSON
Committeewoman D17 A sixth-generation Tennessean, Terri Nich-
Court. She is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association and the 15th Judicial Bar Association, and is a Rule 31 Listed Mediator. Carfi is currently a practicing attorney with Kane & Crowell, PLLC in Lebanon, and practices in the areas of family law, business law, wills and probate, landlord/tenant law and general
KAREN MOORE
Committeewoman D20 Karen Moore has been a Nashville resident for over thirty years. Moore holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education from
the TNDP’s Cyber Safety Committee. Wareham works at Vanderbilt University as an Executive Project Coordinator. She is also the CEO of protasec, a cyber security firm. She currently serves as the State Executive Committeewoman in District 20, and is running in District 21 due to redistricting. On social media, Wareham writes that she wants to “continue speaking up and shaping a party that walks the walk on being anti-racist, anti-classist, pro-feminist, pro-LGBTQ+, and pro-equity in all other forms.”
olson was born and raised in Middle Tennessee. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business from Middle Tennessee State University and now operates her own home health business, Nicholson Therapies, with her husband. Her extensive experience in the Republican Party includes serving as Chairman, Treasurer, and Vice-Treasurer of the Wilson County
civil litigation. Mary Alice believes that her understanding of both the law and of working families is what sets her apart from other candidates. In the past, she has advocated for the expansion of Medicaid, and access to strong education for all of Tennessee’s children.
Lipscomb University and spent more than a decade working in the public library system. In 2015, Moore was appointed to the By-Laws Committee of the Davidson County Republican Party. She was then elected as the Regional Vice Chair, South of the Davidson County Executive Committee in 2017, a county role that functions similarly to the State Executive Committee. From 2020 to 2021, she served as President of the Music City Republican Women. Moore fought against the
BEVERLY B. KNIGHT
Committeewoman D21 Beverly B. Knight attended Cohn High School and went on to graduate
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Republican Party. She is a member of the Republican Women of Wilson County, the Republican Women of Action, and the Tennessee Federation of Republican Women. Nicholson strongly supports the tenets of the Republican party, naming specifically the Second Amendment, the right to life, and “respecting the conservative Republican Party platform.”
Metro Council’s 2020 decision to increase property, gas, and income tax, as well as the metro transit plan. If elected, Karen Moore will represent conservative values on the State Executive Committee, including protecting election integrity; fighting for school choice; investing in free-market economic policies; protecting Second Amendment rights; and enacting pro-life legislation at the state level. She is endorsed by Utah Congressman Owens and Tennessee Congressman Dr. Mark Green.
from George Peabody College in 1967. She works as an independent real estate professional. She has also served as the recording secretary for the Davidson County Republican Party since 2011, helping with a variety of administrative tasks. She has never held public office, but has twice served as the President of the Nashville Republican Women’s (NRW) executive committee and has
been an active member for several decades. She was selected as one of former President Trump’s alternate delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention. As a member of the NRW organization, she supports individual responsibility, limited government, equal rights and opportunities for all races and creeds, foreign defense, and preservation of the Constitution.
