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

<p>With extensive experience in state and local politics before coming to Congress, Candice S. Miller wielded significant influence during her 14 years in the House, serving as vice chair of the Homeland Security Committee and as chair of the Committee on House Administration—the only woman to lead a standing committee at the time. On Capitol Hill, Miller focused on water quality issues in the Great Lakes, protected military installments in her district, shaped national security policy, and promoted the auto industry.</p>

<p>Candice Miller was born Candice Snider on May 7, 1954, in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, to Don and Jenny Snider. 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. Sailing, she said, “was our livelihood but it was also our family sport and our family hobby.” 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. The couple raised Wendy, Candice Miller’s daughter from a previous marriage.</p>

<p>Sailing also served as an entrée to politics for Miller when she worked to stop a tax increase on marinas. “I stormed down to the township board meeting to tell them off; next thing I know, I am running for office,” she recalled. Miller, at the time a single mother with a three-year-old daughter, launched a campaign for a seat on the Harrison township board of trustees in 1979. A year later, she won election as the Harrison township supervisor where she served from 1980 to 1992. Buoyed by her experience in local office, Miller set her sights on Congress in 1986. After defeating four Republican opponents in the primary, she lost to the five-term Democratic incumbent David Edward Bonior in the general election.</p>

<p>Candice Sue Miller (née McDonald; born May 7, 1954) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 10th congressional district from 2003 to 2017. She is former Michigan Secretary of State, Macomb County Treasurer, and Harrison Township Supervisor. She is a member of the Republican Party. In November 2016, she was elected Macomb County Public Works commissioner, defeating 6-term incumbent Anthony Marrocco.</p>

<p>The district includes all of Michigan's Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, and St. Clair counties, plus northern Macomb and eastern Tuscola counties. She is a graduate of Lake Shore High School of St. Clair Shores, Michigan.</p>

<p>Miller did not seek re-election in 2016 and resigned her seat in the House on December 31, 2016, in order to take office as Public Works Commissioner the next day.</p>