Many of you that are visiting this website for the first time are probably curious about what a committeeman or committeewoman is. Let us try to explain...

Tennessee has 33 senatorial districts. We are in the 15th Senatorial District:

This is an unpaid elected position. Each district has a committeeman and a committeewoman. There are a total of 33 committeemen and 33 committeewomen statewide that represent members of the republican party in their' respective districts. It is the responsibility of these members to attend and speak at as many party meetings as possible, make sure that each county has bylaws to operate under, recruit candidates, organize party membership, aid fundraising efforts, nominate members to the election commissions, help draft the party platform, submit amendments to the State Party Bylaws, contribute money to the Tennessee Republican Party and much more...

Ronda Rader has been an active State Executive Committee Member for the past four years and is up for re-election this term. She has been responsible for helping to draft bylaws in each of the six counties in our district and presented the final drafts to the State Executive Committee for approval. Ronda Rader serves on the important State Bylaws Committee. She has submitted important amendments for election of Judges and qualification requirments for membership to the county and state executive committees. Her hard work has made us the only multi-county district in the state that has bylaws in all of our counties.

Ronda Rader served as Chairman of the Putnam County Republican Party for two terms, ran the operations of the Putnam County Republican Headquarters during several election cycles, compiled voter lists, aided in campaign efforts, recently organized the Putnam County Federation of Republican Women and much more.

Alan Rader served as Secretary of the Putnam County Republican Party for two terms, volunteered in fundraising efforts, recuited candidates, spoke at county party meetings and was an elected delegate at the 2008 Republican National Convention. He has attended every State Executive Committee Meeting for the past four years. He is familiar with the Tennessee Republican Party Bylaws and the Bylaws of all six counties in our Senatorial District.