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Biography of The Honorable
James M. Miles
Secretary of State


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South Carolina Secretary of State James Melvin Miles was born October 10, 1941 in Norfolk, Virginia. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Duke University in 1964 and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina in 1969. He was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1969, and the South Carolina Bar in 1971. In 1974, he was admitted & qualified as an attorney before the United States Supreme Court. In his spare time, Secretary Miles serves as a Supreme Court certified mediator.

After practicing law in Greenville for more than twenty years, Jim Miles entered public service as a Greenville City Councilman in 1989. In 1990 he was elected as South Carolina's first Republican Secretary of State since Reconstruction. Secretary Miles was re-elected in 1998 with more votes than any Republican Constitutional Officer in SC history.

During his tenure he has received numerous accolades. He received the SC Association of Taxpayers' "Friend of the Taxpayer" award in 1993, and was named "Watchdog for the Taxpayer" by the State Treasurer in 1998. Under the leadership of Secretary Miles, the Office of Secretary of State was recognized for "Most Money Saved by a Small Agency" in 1993. Secretary Miles also received The Order of the Palmetto from Governor Carroll Campbell, one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on a citizen of South Carolina.

Secretary Miles is dedicated to efficiency, accountability, and customer service within state government. While in office, he has pushed an aggressive agenda of reforms targeting government ethics, investor protection, and telemarketing abuses. As a result, South Carolina now has the Ethics Act and one of the toughest Charity Fraud Laws in the country. He continues to work at increasing consumer awareness of fraud and trademark violations, and to prosecute offenders.

Jim and his wife Betty have 5 sons and 8 grandchildren. They reside at the Isle of Palms.

 

 

 

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