Kim McMillan explained

Kim McMillan
Office:Mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee
Term Start:January 3, 2011[1]
Term End:January 2, 2019
Predecessor:Johnny Piper
Successor:Joe Pitts
State House2:Tennessee
District2:67
Term Start2:1994
Term End2:2006
Birth Date:15 October 1963
Party:Democratic
Residence:Clarksville, Tennessee
Alma Mater:University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Profession:Law, Business
Website:Official Website

Kim McMillan (née Ambrester, born 1963[2]) is an American Democratic 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.[3] McMillan entered the 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election, but dropped out to run for mayor of Clarksville instead.[4]

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.[3]

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.[5]

McMillan entered the 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election on March 1, 2009.[6] 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.[7] [8]

In 2018, Joe Pitts defeated McMillan in a bid for a 3rd teterm.[9]

Family

McMillan was formerly married to Larry McMillan, who was Chancellor for the 19th Judicial District of Tennessee.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: City of Clarksville, TN : Mayor's Office . www.cityofclarksville.com . August 13, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150213042738/http://www.cityofclarksville.com/index.aspx?page=95 . February 13, 2015 . dead.
  2. Web site: Meet the Candidate: Kim McMillan . Kim McMillan for Mayor . May 5, 2011 . Kim McMillan, Age: 48 . dead . https://archive.today/20120904125431/http://www.kimmcmillan.com/node/399 . September 4, 2012.
  3. Web site: Bredesen Announces Cabinet Changes . December 20, 2006 . State of Tennessee . May 6, 2010.
  4. Web site: Announcement . March 31, 2010 . Kim McMillan for Mayor . May 6, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100429043525/http://www.kimmcmillan.com/node/365 . April 29, 2010.
  5. Web site: President's Cabinet . Austin Peay State University . May 6, 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20121210114014/http://www.apsu.edu/ccn/president/cabinet.htm . December 10, 2012.
  6. Web site: McMillan Makes It Clear . March 1, 2009 . kimmcmillan.com . May 6, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713151047/http://www.kimmcmillan.com/files/Release_030109.pdf . July 13, 2011.
  7. Web site: March 31, 2010 . Announcement . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100429043525/http://www.kimmcmillan.com/node/365 . April 29, 2010 . May 6, 2010 . Kim McMillan for Mayor.
  8. News: Former rival Kim McMillan backs Mike McWherter . Sisk . Chas . April 30, 2010 . The Tennessean . May 6, 2010.
  9. Web site: Joe Pitts elected Mayor of Clarksville . December 21, 2023 . ClarksvilleNow.com . en-US.
  10. Web site: Tennessee Trial Court Judges by Judicial District . tncourts.gov . May 6, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100507115648/http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/geninfo/ASP/trialJudges.asp . May 7, 2010.