Miller, Candice S. (Candice Sue), 1954-

Candice Sue Miller (née McDonald; born May 7, 1954) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she was elected Macomb County Public Works commissioner in 2016, defeating 6-term incumbent Anthony Marrocco. She served as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 10th congressional district from 2003 to 2016.

Born in St. Clair Shores, Michihgan, she graduated from Lakeshore High School in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, and attended Macomb County Community College in Warren, Michigan, and Northwood University in Midland, Michigan. Her family ran a marina on Michigan’s Clinton River. Initially discouraged from sailboat racing because of her gender, Miller nonetheless became an experienced sailor and joined the first all-women crew to sail the Port Huron to Mackinac Island regatta in 1972—one of many gender barriers she broke in her life. In 1984 she married Donald Miller an Air Force pilot and circuit judge.

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