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Olivia Hill Elected Nashville Metro Council President Pro Tempore

9/3/2026

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Olivia Hill was elected president pro tempore of the Nashville Metro Council, becoming its first transgender holder.
She is the first openly transgender person to hold public office in Tennessee.
Hill, a former U.S. Navy engineering division veteran of ten years, was first elected council member at-large in September 2023.
After the vote, she posted on social media expressing pride and gratitude for the historic moment.

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Olivia Hill was elected president pro tempore of the Nashville Metro Council, becoming its first transgender holder.
She is the first openly transgender person to hold public office in Tennessee.
Hill, a former U.S. Navy engineering division veteran of ten years, was first elected council member at-large in September 2023.
After the vote, she posted on social media expressing pride and gratitude for the historic moment.