Tom McMillin is a member of the

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, and a former member of the Michigan State House from 2009 through 2014, representing the 45th State House district centered in

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. He was previously mayor of

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and a member of the

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Commission. McMillin graduated from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in economics and accounting. He is a certified public accountant. McMillian is known as one of the most conservative politician in Michigan, during his 30 year plus career he defeated a Royal Oak gay rights ordinance and pushed a county commission resolution defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. 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. McMillin was elected Chairman of the 8th Congressional District Republican Committee of Michigan on February 20, 2015.

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State House bio of McMillin

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