Ross Miller's Biography
Ross Miller was sworn into office on January 1st 2007. He is the youngest Secretary of State in Nevada history and the youngest Secretary of State in the country.
Secretary Miller oversees Nevada’s Elections, Commercial Recordings, Notaries Public and Securities. In addition, his office maintains Athlete’s Agents licenses, the Advanced Directives registry, the Confidential Address Program registry, Video Service Provider Certificates of Authority, and Digital Certificate licenses. Secretary Miller also serves on the State Board of Prison Commissioners, the State Board of Examiners, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board, the State Records Committee, the Advisory Committee on Participatory Democracy and the Executive Branch Audit Committee. He is also responsible for keeping a true record of the Official Acts of the Legislative and Executive Departments of the Government, attesting all the official acts and proceedings of the Governor. His office also keeps the official bond of the Treasurer.
Ross is a third-generation Nevadan who previously served as a Deputy District Attorney in Clark County, Nevada. As a prosecutor, he tried and convicted criminals for offenses including murder, sexual assault, armed robbery, drug trafficking, kidnapping, and child molestation.
Ross donates his time to a number of charities and community organizations, including: serving as past president of Citizen Alert, fighting nuclear waste from coming to Nevada; as a board member of HELP of Southern Nevada; and with the Boys and Girls Clubs.
Ross holds a dual degree, in law (J.D.) and a Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.), from Loyola Marymount University, in Los Angeles. He completed his undergraduate studies at Stanford University in California, earning a Bachelor of Arts major in English, with minors in Psychology and Political Science. While at Stanford, Ross served as a White House Intern, where he worked under then-Cabinet Liaison Thurgood Marshall, Jr. Ross also attended the Monterrey Technological Institute in Monterrey, Mexico, where he played on the Mexican Collegiate National Basketball Team.
Ross Miller is a Nevada native, who was born in Las Vegas and grew up in Carson City. He is the son of two second-generation Nevadans, Governor Bob Miller and Sandy Miller. While in Carson City, Ross attended Carson High School and moved to Las Vegas to attend Bishop Gorman High School, where he was a McDonald's High School All-American Nominee in basketball.
Ross met his wife, Lesley, when both were law students at Loyola Law School. Lesley is an attorney with Mainor Eglet, Cottle, a Nevada law firm. The Millers have two daughters, Cameron Elise and Geneva Layne.