Tom Miles | |
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Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the 75th district | |
In office 2012 –January 2, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Tracy Arinder,Jr. |
Succeeded by | Celeste Hurst |
Personal details | |
Born | Morton,Mississippi,U.S. | November 3,1979
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Forest,Mississippi,U.S. |
Alma mater | Mississippi State University |
Occupation | Self employed |
Website | Tommiles2011.com |
Tom Miles (born November 3,1979) is a former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives,representing the 75th district (Rankin County and Scott County) from 2012 to 2024. [1] Representative Miles is now currently serving as the Chancery Clerk of Scott County. Miles is a graduate of Morton High School and Mississippi State University. As a college student,Miles opened a business to pay for his own education.
In 2013,Miles announced a plan to introduce truth-in-labeling laws,which would require country of origin labels for chicken. [2] In 2019 Miles tweeted in favor of a new license plate design which includes the phrase "In God We Trust," after freedom from religion advocates threatened to sue the state over the design. [3]
Miles is a Sunday School teacher at Forest Baptist Church;a member of the Rankin,Scott,and Forest County Chambers of Commerce;the president of Friends of Roosevelt State Park;and a first responder for the Scott County Search and Rescue team.
Miles chose not to run for re-election to the Mississippi of House of Representatives at the end of his term in 2023. Instead,he ran for and won the position of Chancery Clerk of Scott County.[ citation needed ]