“Covered Official” means any and all of the following persons:

1. A member of the United States Congress or the Tennessee General Assembly;
2. An elected officer of either house of the United States Congress or Tennessee General Assembly;
3. Any employee of, or any individual functioning in the capacity of an employee of, a member of the United States Congress or Tennessee General Assembly or a committee, joint committee, leadership staff or working group or caucus thereof;
4. The President and Vice President of the United States;
5. Members of the President’s Cabinet;
6. The Governor of the State of Tennessee;
7. Members of the Governor’s Cabinet;
8. Any officer or employee, or any other individual functioning in the capacity of such an officer or employee, in the Executive Office of the President of the United States or the President’s Cabinet or Office of the Governor of the State of Tennessee or the Governor’s Cabinet;
9. Anyone serving in a position of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making or policy-advocating character described in 5 U.S.S. § 7511(b)(2)(B) or described under section 109(13) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. Appendix 4).