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Posted by: Kate Prince on Dec 8, 2022

Metro Nashville At-Large Councilmember Sharon Hurt on Monday announced she is running for mayor of Nashville, the Tennessean reports. Her campaign will focus on job creation, workforce development and incentivizing and supporting the growth of small businesses and nonprofits, which she calls the "anchors of our neighborhoods." Hurt joins fellow Councilmember Freddie O’Connell and Nashville economic development and affordable housing veteran Matt Wiltshire in the race to unseat incumbent Mayor John Cooper, who hasn’t confirmed whether he’ll run for reelection. Hurt currently serves as the executive director of StreetWorks, a nonprofit working to eliminate the HIV/AIDS epidemic and is a longtime community advocate know for her work in North Nashville.