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. 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.[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.
