Ten Reasons to Vote for Kim McMillan

1. Kim is qualified. She had been a leader in the House and as an appointed senior advisor for one of TN’s best Governors’s, being Bredesen.

2. Kim has lived the American dream - adopted by two school teachers she has beat the odds to become everything she wanted to be.

3. Kim has strong Knoxville ties. She went to school here; she got her undergrad and law degrees from UT. Living side by side with use has given her a clear understanding of who we are. Kim is rare in the fact that she will have this direct experience in ET, which is a real powerhouse in statewide elections.

4. Kim is good for business. In her role as the Executive Director of Community and Business Relations at Austin Peay, she has direct experience working and growing businesses and industries. She was also the recipient of the Athena Award, the highest honor for women in business. She is the chairman of Cumberland Bank & Trust, a community bank. In a poll released on October 9th, 2009 by the Nashville Business Journal, Democratic candidate for Governor Kim McMillan was the only Democrat to win support among the publication’s readers. Let’s not forget that Kim worked to form a partnership between the state of Tennessee, Austin Peay State University, and Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation to attract their $1.2 billion polysilicon manufacturing center with 500-800 high-paying, sustainable jobs for Tennessee. This win is starting to pay dividends for TN as other companies are now interested in us. ET is a national leader in energy technology. Kim will continue Bredesen’s scientific partnerships that leads to new business and jobs.

5. Kim is a leader. She is the former House Majority Leader - the first women to hold this title in TN. Elect Women Magazine has said that she is a top national viable female candidate for governor. She has received numerous awards for excellence for various local and statewide organizations. Those don’t come without hard work and leadership. Kim is a founding board member of Leadership Middle Tennessee.

6. Kim is smart. She graduated with honors from UT! I thought Bredesen was smart, but if he asked her to advise him there has got to get something special there. Think about that.

7. Kim understand health care. Kim serves on the board of the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital. She has been recognized by the TN Hospital Association for our excellent work and leadership.

8. Kim has a family. Kim has been married for 20 years and has two kids. She understands family life, the demands, the needs, the dreams.

9. Kim is a woman. This demographic will turn out to vote for the strong woman that Kim is. As for the men votes, she is a “10″ as she really has it all - she’s pretty, smart, a great mother, and would make a great spokeswoman for Tennessee as we tackle the hard problems facing the state and the country.

10. Kim can (and will) win! The GOP will be hard on each other during their primary. Who ever comes out of it, will need to do some healing. Kim has the broad support across the State, no she is not from Memphis which is another world away from ET like Kyle and she is not the son of a former Governor like McWherter, and she is not Kim “McMillions” like her GOP opponents, therefore she has the fight to take it to the GOP candidates face-to-face to win.

** Originally posted by Bradley Parish. Picked up and re-posted on Post Politics of the Nashville Post.