Candice Miller
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| Candice Miller | |
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| Assumed office January 7, 2003– |
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| Preceded by | David Bonior |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | May 07, 1954 (age 52) Detroit, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Donald Miller |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Candice Miller (born May 7, 1954) is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, currently representing Michigan's 10th congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Miller was born in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Lakeshore High School in St. Clair Shores. She attended both Macomb Community College in Warren and Northwood Institute for Business Management. She served as a trustee on the Harrison Township Board, 1979-1980 and was Harrison Township supervisor, 1980-1992. She was treasurer of Macomb County, 1992-1994.
Miller was the Michigan Secretary of State from 1995 to 2003. In her re-election campaign to that office in 1998 she carried every county in Michigan, won by over 1 million votes and became the top vote getter of any state official in the history of Michigan. In 2002, she was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives for the 108th Congress taking the seat previously held by Democratic Whip David Bonior, serving from January 3, 2003 to the present.
Miller has been suggested as a prospective candidate for another statewide run for the Republican Party in Michigan. Miller is widely seen as the strongest candidate who could challenge Senator Carl Levin for his seat in 2008.
During the 108th Congress, Miller was admonished by the House Ethics Committee for improperly attempting to influence the vote of fellow Michigan Congressman Nick Smith on the floor of the U.S. House.
One of the first bills introduced by Miller was H.R. 831 which would allow the Bay Mills Indian Community (Brimley) to develop a casino off-reservation 350 miles away in Port Huron. In 1996, The Bay Mills Indians have made claims to lands in Michigan including more than 100 acres in an area they refer to as "Charlotte Beach" on Michigan's Upper Penninsula.[1] However, these respective land claims filed in 1996 were rejected from state and federal courts at the time on administrative grounds. The claims have never been verified or validated. Nevertheless, then Michigan Governor John Engler and leaders of the tribe entered into a settlement agreement in late September 2002 in which the Tribe would agree to extinguish claims to the "Charlotte Beach" area lands in exchange for the right to build a casino in Port Huron. [2] The tribe has two casinos already. Michigan casino syndicators Marian Ilitch and Michael J. Malik, Sr. are bankrolling the tribe's pursuits. According to records on file with the Federal Election Commission, Ilitch Family members and Malik contributed more than $75,000 to Rep. Miller from March 2003 through June 2005. Miller established leadership PAC Conservative American Network for Delivering Increased Congressional Effectiveness (CANDICE PAC) on February 13, 2003. CANDICE PAC was terminated June 30, 2006.
For the 110th Congress Miller was appointed to continue her service on the House Armed Services Committee and was added to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee which has jurisdiction over not only surface transportation but also water quality issues related to the Great Lakes.
[edit] 2006 Election
Miller faced no opposition in the Republican primary on August 8, 2006. She was being opposed by Democrat Robert Denison and three third party candidates in the general election. Miller defeated Denison 178,843 to 84,574 votes on November 7, 2006
[edit] 2008 Election
Miller has recently endorsed Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani for President. She spoke to the Michigan GOP convention saying “When deciding what candidate I wanted to be our next President of the United States I knew we needed someone who would continue the fight against terrorism, who has proven leadership and who has the record and experience of managing government and improving the economy,” Congresswoman Miller said. “Again and again on the most important issues facing America I came to the same conclusion, that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is the man we need to lead our nation.”
[edit] External links
- Official House website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
| Preceded by David Bonior |
United States Representative for the 10th Congressional District of Michigan 2003 - present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Richard Austin |
Secretary of State of Michigan 1995 - 2003 |
Succeeded by Terri Lynn Land |
