Tony Miller (California)

Tony Miller
26th California Secretary of State
In office 1994–1995
Governor	Pete Wilson
Preceded by	March Fong Eu
Succeeded by	Bill Jones
Personal details
Born	1948 (age 68–69) Chester, California
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Peter Pavey
Profession	Lawyer

Tony Miller (born June 28, 1948) is an attorney and former California Secretary of State. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Chief Deputy Secretary of State from 1981–94 and then California Secretary of State from 1994-1995. Miller was a longtime public servant, Eagle Scout, and volunteer firefighter.

Miller was raised in the small town of Chester, California. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Davis in 1970 and in 1973 received his law degree from the University of California (Boalt Hall) School of Law at Berkeley. Miller has also worked as a legislative aide, criminal investigator, and college instructor.

Miller served as chairman of the Plumas County Democratic Central Committee during law school, and subsequently as an appointed member of the state's newly created Fair Political Practices Commission (1975–76). Before becoming Chief Deputy to former Secretary of State March Fong Eu, Miller served as the Secretary of State's Chief Legal Counsel (1976–81). In 1994, March Fong Eu resigned to become United States Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, leaving Miller as Acting Secretary of State. As Chief Deputy Secretary of State, Miller built a solid reputation for smooth, efficient and fairly run statewide elections, and for the administration of one of the best-run agencies in state government. He ran for election to the post, winning the Democratic primary over Los Angeles Assemblywoman Gwen Moore and former Los Angeles City Councilman (1985-1993) and 1993 mayoral election runner-up Mike Woo, but lost in a very close general election to Bill Jones.

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