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Kim McMillan

American politician (born 1963)

Field	Value
name	Kim McMillan
image	Kim McMillan (15156703080).jpg
office	Mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee
term_start	January 3, 2011
term_end	January 2, 2019
predecessor	Johnny Piper
successor	Joe Pitts
state_house2	Tennessee
district2	67
term_start2	1994
term_end2	2006
successor2	Joe Pitts
birth_date
party	Democratic
residence	Clarksville, Tennessee
alma_mater	University of Tennessee
profession	Law, business

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Kim McMillan (née Ambrester, born October 15, 1963) is an American politician who was the first female mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee from 2011 to 2019. McMillan was also the first woman to be elected Majority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives. McMillan entered the 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election, but dropped out to run for mayor of Clarksville instead.

Education

McMillan graduated from Knoxville's South-Young High School and from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. She received her J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law.

Political career

In 2006, McMillan did not seek re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives and accepted an appointment by Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen to his Cabinet, where she served as Senior Advisor to the Governor. In 2008, she returned to her hometown of Clarksville, Tennessee.

McMillan entered the 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election on March 1, 2009. On March 31, 2010, she dropped out of the race for governor, announcing that she would instead run for mayor of Clarksville, and support Mike McWherter's candidacy for governor.

In 2018, Joe Pitts defeated McMillan in a bid for a 3rd teterm.

Family

McMillan was formerly married to Larry McMillan, who was Chancellor for the 19th Judicial District of Tennessee.

References

"City of Clarksville, TN : Mayor's Office".
"Meet the Candidate: Kim McMillan". Kim McMillan for Mayor.
(December 20, 2006). "Bredesen Announces Cabinet Changes". State of Tennessee.
(March 31, 2010). "Announcement". Kim McMillan for Mayor.
"President's Cabinet". Austin Peay State University.
(March 1, 2009). "McMillan Makes It Clear". kimmcmillan.com.
(March 31, 2010). "Announcement". Kim McMillan for Mayor.
Sisk, Chas. (April 30, 2010). "Former rival Kim McMillan backs Mike McWherter". The Tennessean.
"Joe Pitts elected Mayor of Clarksville".
"Tennessee Trial Court Judges by Judicial District". tncourts.gov.

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