Candice Miller
Candice S. Miller (born May 7, 1954 in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American politician and Commissioner of Public Works for Macomb County since January 1, 2017 . Between 2003 and 2016 she represented the area of the state of Michigan, which lies between Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron, down to northern Macomb County (thus the southernmost area of the district is on the edge of the Detroit metropolitan area ) in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Candice Miller attended Lake Shore High School and then Macomb Community College in Warren . She also graduated from the Northwood Institute , where she studied Business Management . Politically, she became a member of the Republican Party . She served on the Harrison Township Township Council in 1979 and 1980 . Between 1980 and 1992 she was township supervisor there. She then served as a treasurer in Macomb County between 1992 and 1994 . From 1994 to 2002 she was Secretary of State of Michigan.
In the 2002 congressional elections , she was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of Michigan , where she succeeded David E. Bonior on January 3, 2003 . After six re-elections, she was able to exercise her mandate in Congress until January 3, 2017.
She was a member of the Internal Security Committee and the Transport and Infrastructure Committee, as well as several sub-committees. She was also Chair of the Committee on House Administration . She was previously a member of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming , a special committee that deals with the issue of energy supply and global warming.
Candice Miller is married to Judge Donald Miller, with whom she has a daughter. The couple live in Harrison Township.
Web links
- Web presence at the congress
- Candice Miller in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Candice Miller in the nndb (English)
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SURNAME | Miller, Candice |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Miller, Candice S. (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan |