Senate Majority Leader-Elect Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) announced that Desmond Miller will serve as his chief of staff when he assumes his role in January. This is an historic announcement, as Mr. Miller will be the first Black person known to ever hold the role.
Mr. Miller has served as Senate policy director for the past four years. Before returning to the legislature in 2023, he worked as a lobbyist. Prior to that, he served in chief of staff roles to Senator Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) and former Representative Adam Zemke (D-Ann Arbor) and was deputy political director to Congresswoman Debbie Dingell. Additionally, he worked for the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners as board liaison. He’s a graduate of Eastern Michigan University, where he served as student body president.
“Desmond has been one of the most instrumental people working in the state Capitol over the past several years,” said Senator Camilleri. “With more than a decade of experience, there’s no one who is better equipped to help our caucus move meaningful policy and deliver on the mandate we received from voters last week. He is universally respected by staff, stakeholders, and legislators on both sides of the aisle as an extremely successful dealmaker, with deep knowledge of how to get good policy across the finish line. I could not ask for a better partner to help lead our caucus through the next four years.”
