Roger Millar

Roger Millar
Washington Secretary of Transportation
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 9, 2016
GovernorJay Inslee
Preceded byLynn Peterson
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BS)

Roger Millar is an American land use engineer and government official serving as the Washington Secretary of Transportation.[1]

Education

Millar earned a degree from the University of Virginia, where he earned a Bachelor of Science civil engineering.

Career

Miller has worked as a civil engineer for 38 years, and is a licensed engineer in six states, including Washington. Millar became a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1999. Miller has served in various capacities for the state Departments of Transportation of Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Vermont.[2]

Millar became Deputy Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation in October 2015, and was installed as Acting Secretary after Lynn Peterson, the previous secretary, was removed by the Washington State Senate.[3][4]

His appointment ends with the election of Bob Ferguson. His last day as transportation secretary is January 15, 2025.

References

  1. ^ "Roger Millar | WSDOT". www.wsdot.wa.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  2. ^ "Roger Millar". National Association of City Transportation Officials. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  3. ^ "Senate removes Peterson; Gov. appoints Roger Millar as Acting WSDOT Secretary". AGC of Washington. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  4. ^ Connelly, Joel; SeattlePI (2016-08-10). "WSDOT's Roger Millar is officially 'King of the Road'". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2019-12-15.