About Fred Miller
Throughout his career, Macomb County Clerk & Register of Deeds Fred Miller has served the people of Macomb County at the federal, state, and local levels.
In 2018, Macomb County voters tapped Fred Miller to lead the County Clerk & Register of Deeds Offices after the previous elected Clerk was removed from office by a judge. Through collaborative leadership and creative problem-solving Fred Miller implemented a turn-around plan for the office that restored and improved important public services.
As State Representative from 2005 to 2010, Miller had 12 of his bills signed into law. Fred served as chair of both the House Committee on Labor as well as the Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Colleges. Fred also led an effort to increase access to college degree programs in Macomb County, including the creation of the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine -- Macomb Campus.
A member of the first Macomb Board of Commissioners under the new charter, Fred was an advocate for transparency, accountability, and fiscal restraint as the new form of government took shape. He chaired the committee that drafted the county’s first-ever Ethics Ordinance.
Fred authored the County’s purchasing ordinance and championed “Buy Local” provisions for county purchasing to make sure that local businesses get consideration in county contracting. Three times, Fred opposed pay raises for himself and other county officials.
Fred also served as Deputy Treasurer of Oakland County, where he helped manage innovative, award winning programs. Fred co-hosts an annual charity pancake breakfast to raise money and food for the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter #154 Veterans Support Center.
A graduate of Michigan State University’s James Madison College, Fred worked in both Washington, D.C., and Michigan as an aide to U.S. Senator Carl Levin, Congressman David Bonior and State Senator Ken DeBeaussaert. Fred and his wife Jennifer live in Mount Clemens with their two daughters.
In 2018, Macomb County voters tapped Fred Miller to lead the County Clerk & Register of Deeds Offices after the previous elected Clerk was removed from office by a judge. Through collaborative leadership and creative problem-solving Fred Miller implemented a turn-around plan for the office that restored and improved important public services.
As State Representative from 2005 to 2010, Miller had 12 of his bills signed into law. Fred served as chair of both the House Committee on Labor as well as the Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Colleges. Fred also led an effort to increase access to college degree programs in Macomb County, including the creation of the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine -- Macomb Campus.
A member of the first Macomb Board of Commissioners under the new charter, Fred was an advocate for transparency, accountability, and fiscal restraint as the new form of government took shape. He chaired the committee that drafted the county’s first-ever Ethics Ordinance.
Fred authored the County’s purchasing ordinance and championed “Buy Local” provisions for county purchasing to make sure that local businesses get consideration in county contracting. Three times, Fred opposed pay raises for himself and other county officials.
Fred also served as Deputy Treasurer of Oakland County, where he helped manage innovative, award winning programs. Fred co-hosts an annual charity pancake breakfast to raise money and food for the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter #154 Veterans Support Center.
A graduate of Michigan State University’s James Madison College, Fred worked in both Washington, D.C., and Michigan as an aide to U.S. Senator Carl Levin, Congressman David Bonior and State Senator Ken DeBeaussaert. Fred and his wife Jennifer live in Mount Clemens with their two daughters.