Rep. Tom McMillin to Run for State Senate Seat

State Rep. Tom McMillin will seek the Michigan Senate seat soon to be vacated by term-limited State Sen. John Pappageorge in the Michigan Senate's 13th District, McMillin announced Wednesday. 

The Rochester Hills Republican, now in his third term in the State House, announced his candidacy Wednesday in a YouTube video.

McMillin represents Rochester, Rochester Hills and part of Oakland Township.

“Over the years, I have been out front in the fight against President Obama and Former Governor Granholm’s failed spend-and-tax policies that were wrong for Michigan families” McMillin said in a news release. “As a career CPA and fiscal conservative, I firmly believe government must do what every hardworking taxpayer has been forced to do by this economy – government must face reality, do a better job of prioritizing, and be held more accountable for every dollar it spends.”

McMillin has worked 23 years as a CPA and small business owner. Before his 2008 election to the State House, he served as an Oakland County Commissioner and sat on the Auburn Hills City Council, including two years as mayor. He currently lives in Rochester Hills with his wife, Dalila, and daughters Anna and Leah. 

The 13th State Senate District includes the cities of Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Clawson, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, and Troy.