Kim McMillan ('' née'' Ambrester, born 1963) is an American Democratic

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

who was mayor of

Clarksville, Tennessee Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States. It is the fifth-largest city in the state behind Nashville, Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. The city had a population of 166,722 as of the 202 ...

from 2011 until Joe Pitts was sworn in on January 2, 2019. McMillan was also the first woman in

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

history to be elected Majority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives. She was a candidate in the

2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election The 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Governor of Tennessee, Governor Phil Bredesen was term-limited and unable to seek re-election to a third term in offi ...

, but dropped out to run for mayor of Clarksville.

Education

McMillan graduated from

Knoxville Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state' ...

’s South-Young High School and from the

University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state ...

. She received her J.D. degree from the

University of Tennessee College of Law The University of Tennessee College of Law is the law school of the University of Tennessee located in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1890, the College of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the Ass ...

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 Philip Norman Bredesen Jr. (born November 21, 1943) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 48th governor of Tennessee from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in 2002 with 50.6% of the vote and ree ...

to his Cabinet, where she served as Senior Advisor to the Governor. In 2008, she returned to her hometown of

. McMillan entered the

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 Michael Ray McWherter is an American lawyer, businessman and politician from the state of Tennessee. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Tennessee in 2010. Early life, education and career The son of former Tennessee governor Ned McW ...

's candidacy for governor.

Family

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

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Kim McMillan for Tennessee
official campaign website {{DEFAULTSORT:McMillan, Kim 1960s births Living people Women mayors of places in Tennessee Mayors of places in Tennessee Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives State cabinet secretaries of Tennessee University of Tennessee alumni University of Tennessee College of Law alumni Women state legislators in Tennessee 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians People from Clarksville, Tennessee

Education

Political career

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