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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 13, 2021

Hal Cato, one of Nashville's most prominent nonprofit executives, is considering a run for mayor in 2023, according to Axios Nashville. Cato is currently CEO of Thistle Farms, a program that helps women who are victims of human trafficking. He has served there for six years but says he will be leaving next year. Previously, Cato founded the volunteer nonprofit Hands on Nashville and served as the top executive at the youth counseling and support nonprofit Oasis Center. Current Nashville Mayor John Cooper has not announced yet if he will run for reelection.