Tom McMillin is a member of the Michigan State Board of Education, and a former member of the Michigan State House from 2009 through 2014, representing the 45th State House district centered in Rochester Hills, Michigan. He was previously mayor of Auburn Hills and a member of the Oakland County Commission. McMillin graduated from the University of Michigan in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in economics and accounting. He is a certified public accountant. In 2009, McMillin was of the most conservative politicians in Michigan, having defeated a Royal Oak gay rights ordinance and supporting a county commission resolution defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.[2]
McMillin was the honorary chairman of Concerned Taxpayers of Michigan, a ballot question committee opposing a proposal to raise state taxes on the May 5, 2015 ballot.[3]
McMillin was elected chairman of the 8th Congressional District Republican Committee of Michigan on February 20, 2015.
References
- ^ "Tom McMillin". Michigan Department of Education.
- ^ Magazine, David Ashenfelter | Bridge (2014-02-19). "Rep. Tom McMillin finds balance as a Tea Party conservative and ACLU sympathizer". mlive. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "About CTM". Concerned Taxpayers of Michigan. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015.
Sources
- State House bio of McMillin
- Republicans take 2 seats on state education board – article in Detroit Free Press