Mike's Biography
Mike, the oldest of 10
children, was born on December 3, 1942 in Clinton, Maryland in
Southern Prince George's County.
Educated
in the Prince George's public school system,
Mike received his Bachelor's Degree in Business
Administration from the University of Maryland
College Park in 1964, and went on to study law
at the University of Maryland School of
Law.
Graduating in
1967, he was admitted to the Maryland State and
Prince George's County Bar Associations that
same year and has been in private practice for
30 years with offices in Prince George's and
Calvert Counties.
Mike first ran for the
Maryland House of Delegates from District 27 in
1970. After serving one term he was
successfully elected to the Maryland Senate in
1974 and has served in that capacity for the
past 25 years. In 1987 his fellow Senators
elected him President of the Maryland
Senate.
He has been
re-elected to that position for 18 consecutive
years, making him the longest service Senate
President in Maryland history and for any state
legislature in the United
States.
Senator Miller and his wife
Patti, parents of five children and
grandparents of ten, currently live in
Chesapeake Beach in Southern Maryland. An avid
reader, Mike is especially interested in
Maryland and Civil War history. When time
allows, he and Patti enjoy playing golf,
spending time with their family, and going to
the beach.
legislative and professional associations.