Tom Miles | |
State House: | Mississippi |
State: | Mississippi |
District: | 75th |
Term Start: | 2012 |
Preceded: | Tracy Arinder, Jr. |
Birth Date: | 3 November 1979 |
Birth Place: | Morton, Mississippi, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Alma Mater: | Mississippi State University |
Occupation: | Self employed |
Residence: | Forest, Mississippi, U.S. |
Website: | Tommiles2011.com |
Term End: | January 2, 2024 |
Successor: | Celeste Hurst |
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.