Matt Miller is in his second term as an Ashland County Commissioner and currently serves as the president of the Northeast Ohio County Commissioners Association. He is also a member of the County Commissioners Association of Ohio’s Legislative Issues and Taxation Committees.

As a county commissioner, Matt is well-respected as a leader who listens to the people he serves, and is willing to stand-up for the principles in which he believes. Serving during a challenging time in our state’s history, Matt continually works to make Ashland County government a model of effectiveness while in many instances reducing government spending and resisting movements to increase local taxes. He has proven himself to be a leader in the community and a tireless advocate for the working families of Ashland County.

Realizing the tough competitive pressures facing our local businesses and workers, Matt serves as the chairman of the Ashland-Holmes-Wayne Regional Workforce Development CEO Board where he works with local business and labor leaders to assist recently laid-off workers in finding new jobs. Matt believes this effort will become even more critical as northeast Ohio transitions to the new economy; meeting the challenges of the new global marketplace.

Matt is active in the Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce, the Loudonville-Mohican Chamber of Commerce and the Ashland County Township Association. Matt also represents Ashland County on the local economic development board, the Community Improvement Corporation. He serves on the Marketing Committee of the Ashland County Community Foundation, and the board of directors of the Ashland County Red Cross.

He was the Ashland County United Way Campaign chairman in 2002, and he is a former chairman of the Ashland County Council of Social Agencies and a past president of the Ashland County Family & Children First Council. He was also a member of the Samaritan Hospital Foundation Capital Campaign Committee.

Matt is a graduate of Ashland University where he was both a Presidential Scholar and an Ashbrook Scholar at the John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs. He currently resides in Ashland and is a member of the Church of the Savior in Wooster where he serves as the vice president of their board of trustees.