Miller has been an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Macomb County. He has served as a trial attorney for the Prosecutor's Office in both Circuit and District Courts. He also held a position in the Senior Crimes Unit, which specializes in prosecuting criminals who prey on the elderly. He also served as his office's liaison to Warren and Center Line's Drug Court and has served on the Roseville 39th District Sobriety Court. Prior to his career in law enforcement, Miller worked as a sole proprietor attorney. He received his bachelor's degree in political science from Michigan State University and Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
He was born and raised in Warren, where he graduated from Cousino High School and continues to make his birth city and state of Michigan home.
After serving for four years in the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office Miller sought to succeed term-limited state Rep. Jon Switalski in the Michigan House of Representatives. Miller won the Democratic nomination uncontested and won the general election with ease, defeating Republican Beth Foster, taking 64 percent of the vote.

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